Reading Survey for StudentsThink about the strategies you use to make sense out of text. Read each of the following state-ments and place an “x” in the box that best describes how often you use this strategy: Not Usu-ally, Sometimes, or Almost Always

Not Usually

Some-times

Almost Always

Before reading I review the title, subtitles, pictures, and other information and make predictions about the text.

Before reading I think about what I already know about the topic.

Before reading I set a purpose by thinking about what I hope to learn from the text and how it relates to me.

During reading I make predictions about what might happen next and check while I am reading to see if I was right.

During reading I visualize the characters and events so I have a mental picture.

During reading I ask myself questions relating to the text and look for answers to my questions as I continue reading.

During reading I make connections from the text to my own life, my own experiences, other texts I’ve read, or to the world around me.

During reading I highlight, circle, underline, or make note of important details.

During reading I make notes in the margins, on Post-it notes, or in a notebook about the main ideas.

During reading when I come across a new word, I look for context clues to figure out the meaning.

During reading when I come across a new word, I try to break the word into parts that I know and then try to make sense out of the whole word.

During reading when I come across a word I don’t know, I skip it and move on.

During reading I make notes of the parts I don’t understand so I can return to them later and figure them out.

After reading I go back and reread the parts I didn’t under-stand.

After reading I discuss the text with someone else.

After reading I check my predictions to see if they were right and make note of the outcome.

After reading I check to see if I have answered all the ques-tions I had while I was reading and talk to someone about the questions that I can’t answer.