3R Reading Prompts for Home Reading Support

Here is a short list of comprehension prompts that involve 3 levels of comprehension - retell, relate, and reflect.

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….?