(KWR)2 is a reading strategy that combines multiple techniques into a single process. It involves identifying key words, doing an initial read for gist, writing down what you know and what you want to know, and then rereading to fill in gaps and deepen understanding. The strategy synthesizes approaches like visualizing, questioning, connecting to prior knowledge, and rereading to help readers comprehend texts more easily and fully.

1. Reading 101
A Combination of Reading
Strategies
- (KWR)2

2. Learning Objectives
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To synthesise different reading strategies into
one powerful and effective strategy
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To apply this strategy to greatly increase the
understanding of a text

3. Introduction
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Any good comprehension strategy has a
common point.
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It must help you to make sense of the text
easier, faster and better.
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There are many reading strategies available.
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Let's look at some of them and see how many
you are already applying in your interpretation
of passages.

4. Common Reading Strategies
Do you use these strategies in a single text?
1) Rereading
2) Stopping to think
3) Getting a mental image
4) Understanding why you are reading
5) Reading ahead
6) Connecting to your own knowledge
7) Making predictions
8) Drawing inferences

5. One Strategy
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What if you have a strategy to combine all?
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This strategy must be able to help you:
1. Visualise – to get a picture image
2. Gain knowledge – grasp the facts
3. Retell – test understanding
4. Question – probe for deeper meaning
5. Connect the dots – activate your own
knowledge of the topic discussed
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Q: Why are all these reading outcomes critical?

6. One Strategy
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This one strategy must above all, help you to
make sense of the text faster, better and easier.
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Combing all the benefits of the different
strategies, a strategy has been developed.
Called (KWR)2 , it is described as follows:
1) KW - Key Words of Text and Question
2) R – Read for gist for Nouns, Verbs, Adj. & Adv.
3) KW – Write what you know and wish to know
4) R – Read for details and build up you KW list

7. KW in (KWR)2 introduced
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KWs or Key Words cover the key ideas in the
questions and text, providing you with a visual.
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In the question below, the KWs are underlined:
Q1: When did the girl realise that she was lost in
the woods?
Q2: Why did the girl climb the tree quickly when
she saw the tiger?
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When – girl – realise – lost – woods?
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Why – girl – climb – tree quickly – saw – tiger?
What do the KWs tell you about the story?

8. KW in (KWR) explained
2
What do the KW in the questions tell you?
Do they give you a sense of the text?
Do they give you the key ideas in the questions?
Do they help to guide your thinking towards a
certain topic the text is talking about?
Do they prepare you what's to be read in the text?
If your answers to these questions are a
resounding 'yes', start highlighting the KW now!

9. R in (KWR)2 introduced
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R means read for gist enables you to gain
initial knowledge of the text with the TS and SP
for KWs. They are underlined.
For the past few months, the British army and
navy have been conducting joint exercises in the
sultanate of Oman. The operation is called
Swift Sword II, and by happy coincidence, it
happens to put 23,000 British soldiers in the
vicinity of Afghanistan. Many of them are now
expecting to take part in the ground war and
have been training furiously since Sep 11.

10. R in (KWR) explained
2
After reading for gist, what do you think the
passage is about?
Can you recall the key points of the text?

11. 2 KW in (KWR) introduced
nd 2
We don't read mindlessly with an empty slate. We
visualise the story and connect it with what we
know. The passage below is proof.

12. 2nd KW in (KWR)2 explained
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In other words, use what you know to connect
with the text to improve comprehension.
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KW helps you to connect the dots by combing
your knowledge and questions with what the
writer is telling you.
1) K – requires you to write down what you know
2) W – requires you to ask 5W1H questions about
the text.
By thinking about the two questions above, you
can easily activate your knowledge!

13. 2 R in (KWR) introduced
nd 2
After visualing, skimming, activating your
knowledge and questioning the text, you are
now ready to connect all the dots together!
Everyone can look, but not everyone can see!

14. 2 R in (KWR) introduced
nd 2
Can you see the 'real' pictures behind the two
pictures?
If you know that there are two animals and ladies,
can you see fully now?

15. 2 R in (KWR) explained
nd 2
R requires you to read it again to get full
understanding – to connect the remaining dots
you have missed to complete the mental picture.
This is the time when you should be fully using
secondary text gap strategies:
1) Contextual Gap Filling – use contextual clues
for difficult words/phrases/parts of the text
2) Answering your questions and clarifying doubts
– actively question and answer your own
questions about the text.

16. Learning Activity
Now that you have completed your training on
(KWR)2 reading strategy, refer to your Learning
Guide for Learning Activity.
Recall the steps for (KWR)2:
1) KW – Key Words
2) R – Read for gist
3) KW – Know and what you wish to know
4) R - Reread

17. Discussion
Why is there a need for strategy in reading?
How does (KWR)2 help you in comprehension?
List down some of the reading strategies (KWR) 2
have combined in its steps.

18. In Summary
A strategy is needed to help you read better, faster
and easier.
A combination of strategies is made possible in
(KWR)2.
(KWR)2 combines strategies in visualising,
skimming, activating, retelling, questioning and
rereading to increases understanding.