Research performed in the past few decades has demonstrated that we can improve reading skills by teaching students “metacognitive strategies.” By metacognition, we refer to enhancing one’s awareness of “what one believes and how one knows.” (Kuhn, 2000) Research “suggests teaching multiple metacognitive strategies, such as making predictions, visualizing, and summarizing” will improve student’s comprehension.
Next, I would introduce the text utilizing pre-reading strategies. You could have students inspect the book and discuss what they noticed, allowing them to generate questions that they want to discover from reading the book. This provides them with a purpose for reading the story. Make predictions or inferences of what they think the story will be about. Take a quick picture walk if appropriate and discuss any vocabulary that students might struggle with as they begin