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​The Super Six Strategies​

This poster makes a great explicit teaching tool to engage students in being aware of how their brains work when they are a good reader. All of these techniques can be explicitly taught, which allows students to gain mastery of reading and comprehending what they are reading. 

 

Below, you'll find the Super Six posters that are in every classroom at , along with some teaching ideas to help implement this comprehension strategy in your practice. 

Learners make personal connections from the text with:  

something in their own life (text to self)

another text (text to text)

something occurring in the world (text to world)

 

Teaching ideas:

  • KWL table.

  • Brainstorm it!

  • Before and after web.

Learners stop and think about the text and know what to do when meaning is disrupted.

 

Teaching ideas:

  • Think aloud.

  • Coding.

  • Strategy log.

Learners use information from graphics, text and experiences to anticipate what will be read/ viewed/heard and to actively adjust comprehension while reading/viewing/listening.

 

Teaching ideas:

  • Y chart.

  • Predict the headline.

  • Character crystal ball.

Learners pose and answer questions that clarify meaning and promote deeper understanding of the text. Questions can be generated by the learner, a peer or an adult.

 

Teaching ideas:

  • Question web.

  • Before, during and after chart.

  • "I wonder...." prompts.

Learners create a mental image from a text read/viewed/heard. Visualising brings the text to life, engages the imagination and uses all of the senses.

 

Teaching ideas:

  • Nogard drawing activity.

  • Story map.

  • Senses chart. 

Learners identify and accumulate the most important ideas and restate them in their own words.

 

Teaching ideas:

  • Selective underlining/highlighting.

  • Key word notes.

  • V.I.P's.

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