Strategies to engage with text

Students have specific genres that are more appealing for them to read than others.  To help students get engaged with what they are reading, I have a few strategies that work well in my classroom.  If students are reading in groups or with partners, provide a set of focus questions to discuss while reading through the text.  Provide students with sticky notes to reflect after each chapter or page (depending on the size of the book), where they can record questions, connections, or unknown words.  I also give my students Kagan reading comprehension chips to discuss and analyze stories out loud.