POST-READING

STRATEGIES
LESSON 12:
DEFINITION:

• After or post-reading strategies provide students a way to

summarize, reflect, and question what they have just read. They
are an important component of the pre-, during, and post-
reading strategy and is the core of good comprehension.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE POST-READING
STAGE?
• THE PROCESS OF DYNAMICALLY ENGAGING WITH A TEXT DOES
NOT STOP ONCE THE READERS HAVE COMPLETED THE READING.
THEREFORE, READING TEACHERS OUGHT TO PROVIDDE POST-
READING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HELP LEARNERS UNDERSTAND
TEXTS FURTHER THROUGH CRITICALLY ANALYZING WHAT THEY
HAVE READ.
POST-READING MAY ALSO BE COMPOSED OF:

• REVIEWING ASSIGNMENTS
• ACTIVITIES
POST-READING ACTIVITIES

• SCALES
• SOMEBODY-WANTED-BUT-SO
• VENN DIAGRAM
• MAP THE JOURNEY
• OUTLINING
• SUMMARY WRITING
SCALES
• IS TO GIVE A LIST OF STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO WHAT WAS JUST READ. HAVE
STUDENTS DECIDE WETHER THEY STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, DISAGREE, OR
STRONGLY DISAGREE. MAKE THEM DISCUSS THEIR ANSWERS IN A GROUP.
SOMEBODY-WANTED-BUT-SO
• IS TO ASK YOUR STUDENTS TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THEY READ USING THIS
STRUCTURE. SOMEBODY STANDS FOR THE CHARACTERS, WANTED FOR THE
ACTION THEY WISH TO DO, BUT FOR THE PROBLEM OR CONFLICT THAT
HINDERS THE ACTION, AND SO FOR THE OUTCOME OF RESOLUTION
VENN DIAGRAM
• A VENN DIAGRAM IS SIMPLY TWO LARGE INTERSECTING CIRCLES. IT IS AN EASY
WAY TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST CHARACTERS OR CONCEPTS FROM A
BOOK. EACH CIRCLE REPRESENTS ONE OF THE CHOSEN CHARACTERS OR
CONCEPTS. THE SECTION WHERE THE TWO CIRCLES INTERSECTS IS USED TO
LIST SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TGE CHARACTERS OR CONCEPTS. THE TWO OUTER
SECTIONS ARE USED TO LIST THE DIFFERENCE.
MAP THE JOURNEY
• USING A STORY MAP TEMPLATE, ASSIST THE LEARNERS IN RECALLING THE
DETAIL OF THE BOOK. ILLUSTRATIONS CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF (OR TO
ACCOMPANY) THE WORDS.
OUTLINING
• HAVE STUDENTS MAKE PHRASE OR SENTENCE OUTLINES TO ORGANIZE
INFORMATION AND IDEAS.
SUMMARY WRITING
• ASK STUDENTS TO MAKE A SUMMARY OF A TEXT OR PASSAGE BY WRITING
ABOUT ITS MAIN POINTS ONLY. REMIND THE STUDENTS OF THE GOOD
CHARACTERISICS OF A SUMMARY BEFORE THEY BEGIN.
ACTIVITIES AFTER THE READING
VERY IMPORTANT POINTS (VIPs)- AS A CONTINUATIONG OF AN ACTIVITY
DURING READING, GROUP STUDENTS INTO THREES OF FOURS. MAKE THE DISCUSS
THE PARTS THEY HAVE WRITTEN IN THEIR STICKY NOTES.

QUIZ QUESTIONS- AFTER STUDENTS READ A CHAPTER OR SECTION OF A

CHAPTER, ASK THEM TO QUESTIONS FOR A QUIZ. STUDENTS CAN THEN PRESENT
THEIR QUESTION TO THE CLASS AND SEE WHO CAN ANSWER THE CORRECTLY/ THE
STUDENTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS MAY FORWARD SUFGGESTIONS ON HOW
TO WRITE A QUESTION BETTER SO THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY UNDERSTOOD. YOU
MIGHT ALSO OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISION OF QUESTIONS.
ACTIVITIES AFTER THE READING

CREATIVE TESTING- BEFORE STUDENTS ARE TESTED FOR THE DAY, THEY HAD
BEEN ASKED TO READ A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PAGES OF A TEXT FOR
HOMEWORK. THE QUIZ IS COMPRISED OF TRUE-OR-FALSE QUESTIONS.

REFLECTION- STUDENTS WRITE ABOUT THE NEW CONTENT OR PERSPECTIVES

LEARNED AND DESCRIBED HOW THE NEW LEARNING RELATES TO PREVIOUS
UNDERSTANDINGS AND FUTURE ACTIONS.

THINK-PAIR-SHARE- STUDENTS WRITE DOWN THOUGHTS ON A GIVEN

SUBJECT, DISCUSS THESE WITH A PARTNER, AND SHARE WITH CLASS.
MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES INCORPORATE THE
STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY
• BOOKMARK IT. LET THE STUDENTS DESIGN AND CREATE A BOOKMARK FOR
THE BOOK THEY HAVE JUST FINISHED. THE BOOKMRK MUST REFLECT THE
ESSENCE OF THE BOOK.
• GET ARTSY. ASK THE STUDENTS TO DESIGN A NEW FRONT COVER FOR THE
BOOK.
• WHAT A SCOOP! ASK THE LEAARNERS TO PRETEND TO INTERVIEW A
CHARACTER FROM A BOOK. HAVE THEM WRITE DOWN AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE
QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO THE CHARACTERS. ASK THEM TO
ROLE-PLAY THE INTERVIEW INCLUDING MAKING UP THE ANSWERS.
MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES INCORPORATE THE
STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY
• ACTION. HELP THE READERS TURN THE BOOK INTO A SCRIPT TO BE
PERFORMED AND ASK THEM TO PERFORM IT IN CLASS.

• MOVE IT. MAKE THE LEARNERS PRETEND THEY ARE NOW THE PUBLICISTS FOR
THE BOOK. THEY MUST WRITE AND PRESENT A SPEECH PURSUADE OTHER
PEOPLE TO READ THAT BOOK.

• MAIL MAN. HAVE THE STUDENTS WRITE A LETTER TO A CHARACTER FROM

THE STORY. LET THEM EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS FREELY.
MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES INCORPORATE THE
STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY
• DRAW IT. HAVE THE STUDENTS DRAW THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THE STORY.
• WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. PROMPT THE STUDENTS TO CREATE A NEW PAGE TO
INCLUDE IN THE STORY.
THE END