Reading Comprehension Become a better reader with this handy bookmark!

Bookmark Assembly: Cut along the solid lines and fold along
the dotted line. Refer to when reading.

Reading Comprehension
Making Sense During
Bookmark (and After) Reading:
When you don’t know a word … 1. Ask yourself what is happening while
you are reading the story. Try to
1. Ask yourself:
put it in your own words.
• “Does that make sense?”
• “Does it sound right?” 2. Try to relate to things happening in
• “Does it look right?” the story.
• “What sound/letter Does this story remind you of other
does it start with?” stories? • Has a situation in the
2. Look at the pictures. story happened to you or someone
you know? • If so, how does it impact
3. Think of another word that might fit you, your community, or the world?
that makes sense.
4. Take a closer look at the word. 3. How did the situation in the story
come to be?
5. Does the word remind you of a word What would you do differently?
you know? • How are you like or unlike the
6. Does the word have a smaller word main character? • How would you
inside it that you know? change the story’s ending? • Is there
a lesson to be learned? • What is the
7. Read the word again. main idea of the chapter? • Why do
you think the author wrote the story?
   

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