Reading+Strategies+That+We+Find+Most+Helpful

This page we will write out our reading strategies that we find most helpful. Sometimes when I get stuck, or can't remember what I'm reading, I'd love to go somewhere for advice. We can help each other with this. Just like tonight, I started to read and started to think about a million other things. You know we've all been there.    If I'm not able to concentrate while I'm reading, sometimes I just put my book down, get a few things done and try again a little while later (Mrs. C). If I am not able to concentrate while I'm reading, I just move around where I am, sit at different places, tell the people around me to be quiet, and then I am able to read the things I like to read. (Jack)

If I am noy able to concentrate while i'm reading, I start to read out loud so I can hear myself better(alex)  **I usually go up in my room when I can't concentrate because it is much more quiet. I also sometimes put my book down and write things down that are in my mind that I have to do. ( Meredith)

The only place I can read and really concentrate on what I'm reading is in my bed at night. It's really quiet and I can hear myself think. I usually don't have a lot on my mind when I read so that just isn't really a problem for me. (Katie) ** I f I am not able to concentrate on reading i usually go to my bedroom because my bedroom is a wonderful peaceful world that i enjoy because i can just lay down in my bed where there is no cluster in Taylor world (and yes i have my own world) AND ITS AWESOME!!! (Taylor)

I think that if it is to loud i go to my room and shut the door,or just try to block the noise out.take <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(0,240,255);">Sometimes I have to put down what I am reading and come back to it later. Sometimes, I have a very hard time concentrating so I have to get myself into a story. I imagine that I am in the story and then it is really fun to read. I think of reading a book as going on an adventure. (Mrs. Toni) <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(249,21,89); font-family: Georgia,serif; background-color: rgb(250,148,5);">I will put the book down and listen to my Ipod for a while.(Kelly)

//If I can't concentrate on my book I usually think of what is in my head and get the thought out. Ethan// <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(194,107,184); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">Some times when I am at home and my brother is yelling at me or hitting my door i will some times take a pillow off my bed and trow it at him and tell him to be quiet or i will stop and try again later if I cant concentrate {Ashley}

<span style="color: rgb(92,61,214);">**A strategy I use is putting down my book to relax, beacause I can lie on my bed and think about what needs to get done, and then do it. (For Example: I can't read if my room is a disaster, so I clean my room). Elizabeth :)**
 * __What Are Some Strategies That You Find Helpful That Don't Relate To Concentration?__** (Katie) Excellent Question Katie! (Mrs. C)

<span style="color: rgb(243,242,242); background-color: rgb(175,180,243);">Katie: What helps me when reading is reading slowly and rereading things if they don't make sense.

<span style="color: rgb(255,51,236); background-color: rgb(245,245,245);">If I dont know a word i will get a dictionary and look the word up. (Ashley)

<span style="color: rgb(255,255,255); background-color: rgb(229,140,243);">When I come to a word that I don't know - which happens a lot, first of all I read the word again out loud and try to remember if I've ever heard it before. If nothing comes to my mind, I look at the sentences before and after this word and try to figure out what it might mean. That's using context clues which is a very helpful strategy. If I still draw a blank, I pull out a dictionary or if I'm close to my computer or phone I just look it up on one of my favorite online dictionaries. There are times, even when using a dictionary that I can't figure out the right defintion, and then I put it into a thesaurus which usually gives me a good idea of the definition because by looking at the synonyms I usually see at least one or two words, that I understand. Try this and let me know how this works. (Mrs. C)

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);">**What are some strategies that you find helpful when you are reading a book for a goal of for school and you don't think it's the best? (Elizabeth)**

What helps me is breaking up the book into sections, read a section per night so I don't get overwhelmed. I sometimes have a school book and a fun book that I read at the same time so I don't always read the book that I don't like. Sorry Mrs. C I don't know how I acidently changed your font! No problem, Elizabeth. I liked your question as we don't always like the book that we have to read, especially for school. I actually find that if I read that book first and then get to my "fun" book, it's kind of like my reward. (Mrs. C) <span style="color: #f42f2f; font-family: Georgia, serif; background-color: blue;">When I am not able to concentrate on my reading, I //MUST// do whatever is on my mind before I can even crack open my book again. Eray

When I cannot concentrate while I am reading, I go to a quiet place and continue reading, or I stop altogether and do something else until I can read again. Monika

If it is too noisy, I usually just put headphones on and listen to soft music while I'm reading (austin)

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