The following comprehension strategy posters are formatted to

The following comprehension strategy posters are formatted to 11”x 17” paper to be printed and then drawn in front of students as a pictorial for brain imprinting.

Purpose Did the author write this to entertain, inform, or persuade me? 4 P’s Is this a story, an informational article, or a persuasive text? What can I learn from the pictures and charts? Thinking about a book before I read helps me to understand! Am I reading this for fun or information? What do I already know that will help me? I think I know what will happen! Predict Preview September~ 4 P’s Prior Knowledge

Monitor Comprehension Using Fix-Up Strategies I can stop and re-read. I can think about the meaning. When I am not understanding what I read, I need to stop and think! October~ Monitor Comprehension, Use Fix-Up Strategies I can read on and then re-read. I can use sounds I know to decode.

Determining Importance What is this text mostly about? Now I understand the main ideas of the author’s message! November~ Determine Importance What are the most important details? Do I know the difference between what is important and what is interesting?

Making Connections Self It reminds me of the time I…because… Text to to Text December~ text to self and text to text It reminds me of when I read…because…

Infer . Ba clu sed o tex es fr n th e o t m , I t t h ink he _ __ January~ Infer I wonder… Maybe…

Making Connections Self It reminds me of the time I…because… Text to to Text It reminds me of earlier in the story when…because… February~ Revisit text to self and text to text Add~ within texts It reminds me of when I read…because…

What? When? Who? Where? Ask Questions What is going to happen next? Why? What does this mean? How? When I ask questions it helps me understand what I read! March~ Ask Questions Why did the author write this part? ” Why did ____ happen?

Making Connections It reminds me of something I heard about because…. . Self It reminds me of the time I…because… World to Text to to Text It reminds me of earlier in the story when…because… April~ Revisit text to self, text to text, and within texts Add~ text to world It reminds me of when I read…because…

I can make a movie in my mind to help me understand! When I visualize it helps me understand what I read! May~ Visualize I can make a picture in my head to help me understand!