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The Reader Strategy

The READER strategy (Clarke, 1986)

  1. Review why you are about -to read
  2. Explore passage for main ideas
  3. Ask questions about main ideas
  4. Draw conclusions
  5. Evaluate your conclusions
  6. Read for answers & summarize main ideas

The READERS strategy (Clarke & Bonk; 1992)

  1. Review why you are about to read (with partner)
  2. Explore passage for main ideas (individually)
  3. Ask questions about main ideas (individually)
  4. Discuss your questions and draw conclusions (with partner)
  5. Evaluate your conclusions (with partner)
  6. Read for the answers (individually)
  7. Share your findings & summarize main ideas (with partner)

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