• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

DAY
2
Remind students of the strategy. Say: One way we monitor comprehension is to visualize, or make 
mental pictures in our head, as we read. Tell students to visualize what is happening in each 
paragraph and when they finish a paragraph to spend a moment making sure their mental image 
matches what is written in the passage. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then have 
students read the passage. When students have finished, pair them or complete the strategy practice 
activity as a group. Then direct students to complete the skill practice activity. 
DAY
3
Remind students of the strategy. Say: One way we can monitor our comprehension is to make 
notes in the margin as we read or underline parts of the text we want to remember or concentrate 
on. Read the instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then have students read the passage. When 
students have finished, complete the strategy practice activity as a group. Brainstorm with students 
ways they can better understand the parts of the passage that they underlined (reading it again 
slowly; using a dictionary; asking someone for help; etc.). Then direct students to complete the skill 
practice activity. Review the answers together.
DAY
4
Remind students of the strategy. Say: It is often harder to monitor comprehension after reading
a whole passage than it is after reading only one paragraph. Break what you are reading into 
smaller chunks, and stop frequently to make sure you understand what you have read. Read the 
instructions at the top of the page aloud. Then have students read the passage. When students have 
finished, complete the strategy practice activity as a group. You may wish to record students’ 
responses on the board and augment them with other good fix-up strategies (e.g., visualizing, asking 
questions, reading something aloud, making notes, etc.). Direct students to complete the skill 
practice activity. Review the answers together.