RAP Strategy & Reading

R A P S 

• R - Read & Restate
• A - Annotate the
• P - Picture or Passage
• S- Solve

Apply the RAPS strategy to Reading Comprehension

A major problem students have in state standards across the four discipline areas was their ability to Analyze.  For students to be able to Analyze:

• Read visuals and texts
• Distinguish relevant v. irrelevant information
• Define & identify the verb
• Connect evidence to find the answer

Why students feel that they aren't able to Analyze correctly...

•  Time - not enough time
• Reading endurance - too long, not going to read this
• Vocabulary Comprehension - don't know what the word mean

 Visual of RAPS will be provided

• Verbal Restate
• Written Restate
• Clarify Annotation
• Reference the Visual
• Practice Refine