Pause-Think-Retell

Encourage students to pause after each chapter; once or twice during a picture book; and after each section of a textbook.

Model how you stop, think, and then retell in order to monitor how much you recall.

Point out that thinking and retelling reinforces remembering the text. If there is little recall, then reread and try to retell again.

Many students read and have little or no recall. This can be due to an inability to concentrate, to a lack of prior knowledge, or because the vocabulary is too difficult. If after two rereadings the passage still confuses, then students should seek assistance from a peer or the teacher.

Pause- Stop after each section

Think- Make connections to prior knowledge and information learned.

Retell – Put your learning into words. Summarize out loud.