3R Reading Prompts for Home Reading Support
EXAMPLE OF PROMPTS FROM 3 R’S
Adapted from: Retelling, Relating, Reflecting Beyond the 3 R’S
(Susan Schwartz & Maxine Bone, Irwin, 1995)
RETELL:
· In this book….
· I learned….
· It happened when…..
· I like the part when….
· My favourite part was….
· This book explains….
· I especially like it when….
· I noticed that….
· This is about….
RELATE:
· I remember….
· This reminds me of….
· That happened to me….
· That situation is like….
· It makes me feel that….
· It sounds like….
· This is the same as….
· It makes me think of….
· This is different from….
· Another book like this….
REFLECT:
· Why do you think….?
· I think that….
· This gives me an idea about….
· Now I understand that….
· I want to….
· I wonder if….
· I wonder why….
· What do you think about….?