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The Reading Process  Regardless of what subject is being taught, all teachers need to be aware of the process of reading. media type="custom" key="9169496"

 **Stage 1: Prereading** **Stage 2: Reading**
 * Activate or build background knowledge and related vocabulary.
 * Set purposes.
 * Introduce key vocabulary words.
 * Make predictions.
 * Preview the text.
 * Because content area studies rely so heavily on connec﻿ting prior knowledge to new information, a good deal of time should be spent preparing students to read specific content area texts.
 * During the “before reading” portion of a lesson students should be given opportunities to active prior knowledge, develop or understand the questions they will be expected to answer through their reading, make predictions about the text and/or set a purpose for reading.
 * Read independently, with a buddy, or using shared or guided reading, or listen to the text read aloud.
 * Apply [|__reading__] strategies and skills.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Examine illustrations, charts, and diagrams.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Read the text from beginning to end.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Read one or more sections of text to learn specific information.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Take notes.
 * <span style="color: #338bf6; font: 13.0px Chalkboard; line-height: 20.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Often times students get so used to teachers asking questions about content after they have finished reading a text that they forget that asking one’s own questions during a reading task is one of the best strategies for ensuring comprehension.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**Stage 3: Responding** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**Stage 4: Exploring** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">**Stage 5: Applying**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Write in reading logs.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Compose a brief summary to demonstrate comprehension level
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Participate in grand conversations or other discussions to express details, facts, or specific ideas from the text.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Reread all or part of the text.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Learn new [|__vocabulary__] words.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Participate in minilessons on reading strategies and skills.
 * <span style="color: #338bf6; font: 13.0px Chalkboard; line-height: 18.0px; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Reflective readers are able to analyze information more thoughtfully when they know an author’s purpose.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Identify memorable quotes.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Construct projects.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Read related books.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 29px;">Use information in thematic units.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Evaluate the reading experience.