1) preview 2) set a purpose 3) connect 4) use prior knowledge 5) predict 6) visualize 7)...
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ACTIVE READING
STRATEGIES
READING STRATEGIES 1) Preview 2) Set a Purpose 3) Connect 4) Use Prior Knowledge 5) Predict 6) Visualize 7) Monitor 8) Making Inferences
PREVIEW
- Look at the story before you begin reading
- Scan the title
- Skim the first paragraph to see what the text is about
SET A PURPOSE Ask yourself this: Why are you
reading the text?
...to learn, to be entertained, or another reason?
How does the purpose affect your reading?
CONNECT - Try to personally involve yourself
in the text
- Think about the characters, situations, emotions in the text. Do they remind you of people, things, or experiences from your own life?
- Put yourself in the character's shoes
USE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE - Think about what you already know
about a topic
- Write down some facts before you read
- Use the information you know to help understand and analyze what your reading
PREDICT - Try to guess what will happen in the
story
What is the story about? What will happen next?
- Play detective...take note of details that seem to hint at where the story is going
VISUALIZE - Try to picture what is being described
- Pay attention to character/setting descriptions
- Use details to help shape understanding
MONITOR - Check for understanding as you
read
- Question what is happening and why
- Reread for clarification
- Evaluate your reading
MAKE INFERENCES - Make guesses (draw conclusions)
based on details from the text
- Draw from your own experiences