Last month, KIT focused on pre-reading activities to promote student engagement with reading material content. This month’s focus is on While-Reading Strategies.

Pre-reading and post-reading strategies are worthless if students do not retain valuable information while reading. However, students may not be successful in comprehending their reading if they are reading words on the page without taking steps to gather an understanding of the reading content consciously. While-Reading Strategies are used during reading to assist students in understanding what they are reading.  

While-Reading Strategies need to be modeled, modeled, and modeled to students before they become automatic. Posing questions before and during reading can be effective because they:

• Give students a purpose for reading.
• Focus the student’s attention on what they are to learn.
• Help students actively think as they read, encourage students to monitor their comprehension, allow students to review content, and relate what they have learned to what they already know.  



Click here to see 9 activities that will get your student to actively engage with a text and increase their understanding while reading.

 How to Choose the Correct Level of Reading Material

Reading Skills/Strategies Resources:

Teaching Adults: An ESL Resource Book pgs. 89-112

Stages of Reading for Adult Learners

Characteristics of Adult Learners as Readers

Recommended Reading Resources

Hello Volunteers/Tutors,

I am very excited to join the Literacy DuPage team and look forward to exploring new opportunities to help even more adults gain the English literacy skills they need to succeed.



Thank you so much for generously volunteering your time to teach life-changing communication skills to people in our community!

I look forward to working with all of you.

Kristin

kchmiel@literacydupage.org

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Kristin has spent over 20 years working and volunteering with numerous non-profit organizations including The Morton Arboretum, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boundless Readers – merged with Working in the Schools (WITS), and the DuPage Symphony Orchestra. She has experience in the areas of board development, strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, program evaluation, financial oversight, special events and project management.

Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), March 2023

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, October 2008

Project Management Professional (PMP), September 2007

Member of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), March 2023-present

Member of West Suburban Philanthropic Network (WSPN), March 2023-present

Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) June 2007-present

Literacy Minnesota Upcoming Webinars

Reading Activities for Beginning Literacy and Beginning English Language Learners

Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Working with Literacy and Beginning Level ESL Learners

Friday, April 26 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Literacy DuPage Tutor Resources

Westmont Public Library invites Literacy DuPage tutors to take advantage of their study rooms for one-on-one lessons. Reservations can be made by phone at 630 869 6155, in person at the first floor Adult Services Reference Desk, or online at westmontlibrary.org. Study rooms can be reversed for up to two hours per day. 

Every second and fourth Saturday at the Library, Literacy DuPage offers an English Conversation Group from 10 – 11:30 am. No registration is required and all are welcome! While you're in the Library, be sure to check out the ESL collection for tutors and learners, all conveniently sorted by topic with pictures for easy browsing. 

Is your library a SWAN member?  SWAN library card holders can check out iPads, laptops, and WiFi hotspots from the Library of Things. Then use your card to access Transparent Language, a self-paced online learning system with over 100 language courses. Do you need a library card? Visit or call your local library!

Laurie Hoffman

Program Manager

lhoffman@literacydupage.org