1. Caila Bishop
Meghan Keiber
Content Management Strategy SQ3R
SQ3R is a five-step study plan
to help students construct 1. Survey
meaning while reading. It uses SQ3R includes the Think about the title: “What do I know?”
the elements of questioning, following steps “What do I want to know?”
predicting, setting a purpose Glance over headings and first sentences in
for reading, and monitoring for paragraphs.
confusion. Look at illustrations and graphic aids.
Read the first paragraph.
Read the last paragraph or summary.
2. Question
Turn the title into a question.
Write down any questions that some to mind
during the survey.
This strategy is appropriate for students Turn headings into questions.
who struggle retaining information and Turn subheadings, illustrations, and graphic
constructing meaning while reading aids into questions.
Write down unfamiliar vocabulary words and
determine their meaning.
3. Read Actively
Read to search for answers to questions.
Online Resources Respond to questions and use context clues
for unfamiliar words.
http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm React to unclear passages, confusing terms,
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college- and questionable statements by generating
success/26666.html additional questions.
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/history/keller/accditg/sssq
3r.htm 4. Recite
http://www.edarticle.com/article.php?id=57 Look away from the answers and the book to
recall what was read.
Recite answers to questions aloud or in
writing.
Reread text for unanswered questions.
5. Review
Answer the major purpose question.
This is a great instructional strategy
for improving reading skills. With Look over answers and all parts of the
this strategy students survey, chapter to organize information.
question, read, recite, and review.
These five techniques are integral Summarize the information learned by
drawing flow charts, writing a summary,
to the reading process. This participating in a group discussion, or by
strategy is a step-by-step strategy studying for a test.
that allows students to comprehend
what they are reading better.
What’s great about SQ3R is that it
can be used for other subject areas.

2. Application Example
Social Studies
State Goal 16- Understand events, trends, individuals and movements
shaping the history of Illinois, the United States, and other nations.
16.B.2d- Identify major political events and leaders within the United
States historical eras since the adoption of the Constitution, including the
westward expansion, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War and 20th century wars
as well as the roles of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow
Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
5th grade
Objectives
-Students will read about a major political event or
leader in the 20th century A student with a disability
who struggles constructing
-Students will write a small report about the event or
meaning and retaining
leader that demonstrates their understanding of the
information will use the
individual or movement
SQ3R strategy. Students
-Students will present their report to the class. should write down
information gained before
during and after reading.
The teacher can scaffold
the SQ3R method by
providing a visual poster
This is a rationale strategy because it will help the student’s content outlining the five steps,
reading comprehension. It will allow students to preview reading using note cards to explain
material and activate prior knowledge while integrating it with new the process and modeling
information. By retaining what they have read and understanding how to apply it to social
the information the student will be able to create and complete the studies.
report.

3. References
- http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm
- Fountas, I &Pinnell, G. (1996) Guided Reading. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann
- http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/readingacross1.html