Answer: 1. Re-read. This is one that most readers want to skip.
2. Read out loud. Sometimes it just helps to hear yourself read out loud.
3. Use context clues. What clues does the picture or sentence(s) surrounding the unknown word offer to help you comprehend? Using context clues can help readers figure out how to decode words or figure out a words meaning.
4. Look up a word you don’t know. When using context clues still doesn’t help, readers may need to look up the meaning of a word. Words can most certainly be researched on the computer, tablets, or phones {supervised for kids},
5. Ask questions. Questions such as, “Where did my thinking get off?”, “Does that make sense?”, “What will happen next?” or “What does that word mean?” are quite helpful to the reader.
6. Think about what you’ve already read. Is what you’re now reading fit into the story or purpose of the text?
7. Make connections. Making connections is at the heart of reading comprehension strategies. Readers want to be able to use what they know so it can be connected with what they’re reading.
8. Slow down. This another one struggling readers tend to avoid. They want to zoom right past so that no one can draw attention to their mistake.
9. Think about the author’s purpose. The author’s purpose for writing dictates the structure they use, the vocabulary they use, and the text features they use. While a reader may be reading the find out more information about a subject, he may discover quickly that the author’s purpose isn’t to share all the arguments, but to persuade the reader only to one side.
10. Pay attention to your own thinking {metacognition}. This may the umbrella that covers all the other fix-up strategies: Proficient readers pay attention to and heed the warnings of the thoughts in their head.
