This content area reading learning activity, ‘5 W’s and How,’ helps students focus on what’s important. Students can use the double-entry journal for 5 W’s to record key information from the text and write a summary using this information.

This content area reading learning activity, ‘Previewing and Predicting,’ develops students’ skills in predicting information when previewing a text. It has students record their experiences related to a topic and their predictions about the text in a chart before reading.

This content area reading learning activity, ‘Previewing and Self-Questioning,’ helps students make connections with their prior knowledge. It is aimed at helping students develop methods in recalling information by having them answer questions and gather information from the text before and during reading.