Reading Strategies 

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more

places you will go - Dr Seuss

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Why

The ability to read and comprehend is so important for learning; however, not all students 

are confident readers.

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What

Classroom reading strategies are ways that teachers can improve the reading confidence of all students,

encourage more students to engage with texts in a meaningful way and to receive feedback on whether 

students have learnt what was intended through reading a text.

 

 

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How

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• Consider reading processes - what you do to support students before, during and after a reading event

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• Give students a purpose for reading 

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• Consider what words may be unfamiliar and introduce these prior to reading

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• Let students know in advance what information they need to extract from the text

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• Discuss how you access information from text - share your metacognitive strategies

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• Explicitly teach reading strategies (skimming, scanning, consulting a reference, summarising)

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• Consider how any text you use is constructed to suit a purpose and guide students to navigate this

 

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