Previewing The Text
IN CTE CLASSROOMS
A Pre-Reading Strategy For All
Reading Assignments
What is Previewing the Text?
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What is Previewing the Text?
Skimming
Students
Scanning
examine the
Visualizing
reading
Connecting to
material before Prior Knowledge
they read it.
Summarizing
Why Should I Use This Strategy?
Stimulates student’s prior knowledge
Aids in alleviating reader frustration
Adds valuable information during reading for
increased comprehension
Enhances communication and writing
Create A Template…
Text Feature
What It Does…
Headline
Tells in a few words what the article is about
Subtitle
Summarizes the article in a sentence or two
Subheading
Organizes the article into parts and gives clues about what’s to
come
Caption
Gives information about a picture
Vocabulary
Introduces technical language
Statistics/Graphs
Related information to the topic. Do you know how to read
this information?
Skills
Identifies hands-on tasks that will be learned
Safety
Provides important information related to the topic
Questions
Sets a purpose for reading and identifies important points of
the chapter
Introduction/Summary
Provides the setting and the background information for the
chapter; Gives a framework for prior knowledge and helps sort
small details from important events or ideas
Example: Small Group Activity
Text Feature
Headline
Subtitle
Subheading
Caption
Vocabulary
Statistics/
Graphs
Skills
Safety
Questions
Introduction
Summary
Write each feature below:
NEXT:
Use a flip chart to
have students record
their findings and
share with the group
Make some
predictions
Summarize what the
chapter might be
about
Give Students A Purpose to Read…
…And watch their comprehension soar!