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Fix-Up Strategies
Grades 5—12
All subjects
Medium
As students read, they may run into difficulty comprehending a text. This
graphic organizer reminds students of key strategies that can help them
understand text when they are struggling.
Eric Stiles
Name __________________________
12/15/10
Date __________________________
FIX-UP
STRATEGIES
PREVIEW
Get a sense of a text before reading.
PREDICT
Guess what will happen.
I think this book is about teenage
boys in gangs.
They'll fight with the other
boys and win.
SET A PURPOSE
Decide why you are reading.
VISUALIZE
Create a mental picture.
For fun.
To learn more about high school kids.
A bunch of boys, greased hair,
standing around a cool old car.
CONNECT
Relate personally to what you read.
MONITOR
Check your comprehension as you read.
Ponyboy reminds me of my cousin, Ben.
Johnny is like my friend, Tony.
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USE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Think of what you already know about
the topic.
MAKE INFERENCES
Develop logical guesses based on the
text and your own experiences.
Boys in gangs usually have
bad home lives.
I bet Cherry will switch gangs to be
with the greasers.
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Explain each of the fix-up strategies and model
it for your students. You and your students can
also add strategies. The students can create a
bookmark with these strategies or paste them
inside their notebooks for an easily accessible
reference.
Name __________________________
Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date
__________________________
FIX-UP
STRATEGIES
PREVIEW
Get a sense of a text before reading.
PREDICT
Guess what will happen.
SET A PURPOSE
Decide why you are reading.
VISUALIZE
Create a mental picture.
CONNECT
Relate personally to what you read.
MONITOR
Check your comprehension as you read.
USE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Think of what you already know about
the topic.
MAKE INFERENCES
Develop logical guesses based on the
text and your own experiences.
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