Two Pages Option

Before, During, and After Reading Tool

Before you read, ask yourself these questions:

-Jot down your responses below the questions

§  What is this going to be about?

§  What do I already know about this topic?

§  What’s my purpose for reading this?

During your reading, ask yourself these questions:

- Choose a couple places at appropriate transitions

- Jot down your responses on this sheet or throughout the excerpt you have printed out

§  What do I think the next part is going to be about?

§  Was I right or wrong?

§  What else do I want to know about this topic?

As you are reading use the following guide to notate the article:

• Underline anything that you consider to be a strong point
• Place a question mark beside anything that troubles you because of lack of understanding or beside anything that you might question because of content
• Make notes to the author in the margins. Voice your opinion on the statements made by the author or ask him/her a question

After reading, ask yourself the following questions:

§  What did the article tell me about?

§  What did I have to figure out?

§  What else to I want to know about this topic

Also, take a few minutes to reflect on then write out your responses to the questions below:

o   If you have taught, which of those models do you feel has influenced your teaching?

o   If you never taught, which approach do you feel would most influence your teaching and why?

o   How do you believe knowing the information in this article will affect your teaching of reading?