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Reading Champs Common Sense Mini-lesson # 041
TITLE: Preview / Review of Text (Reading Comprehension)
Catalog Index: CSML-041
Price (USD): $6.95

Preview and Review of Text
Reading Comprehension

     Preview and review of a text, regardless of size, includes using advance strategies such as KWLW, using graphic organizers such as the familiar Venn Diagram, and building backgound knowledge in the absence of schema or past experiences.

     Previewing texts can include the processes of questioning, predicting, previewing concepts and vocabulary, brainstorming, and determining the purpose for reading.

      To accomplish these, the first step is to get to know the text--for which we will use a textbook as an example--and engaging in a Smart Start Book Walk. The beginnings of getting to know your textbook are finding the answers to twelve basic questions.

1. What is the title of the text and when was it published?
2. Why does it matter when the text was written?
3. What do you already know about the author?
4. How does this book's unique features help you study?
5. Find the glossary, index, and appendices and explain the importance and
   techniques for using each of these.
6. What other aids are included in the text?
7. Are there focus and review questions at the beginning and/or end of each chapter?
8. Is there an introductory statement beginning each chapter?
9. Are summaries and conclusions provided at the end of each chapter?
10. Do you notice division and section headings?
11. Is vocabulary italicized or in bold print or otherwise structured in the text?
12. What else do you notice that might help a student study the book?

     It is generally accepted that to achieve the best results, the reader will spend as much as 60% of the time previewing and defining the material (including taking notes and integrating material into a KWLW or graphic organizer), 30% of the time reading, and 10% of the time reviewing.

In many respects, this is very much like building a house or other structure. 60% goes into planning, identifying, and procuring important materials and the sequence in which they are to be used (roof tiles can get in the way while you are pouring the foundation).

CSML-041 / 090620