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CHECKING YOUR CHECKING YOUR COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION
What happens when you read What happens when you read material? Can you make any material? Can you make any sense out of what you read?sense out of what you read?
A System of SignalsA System of SignalsPositive and Negative Signals (personal feelings) Positive and Negative Signals (personal feelings)
to help you in “comprehending” betterto help you in “comprehending” better
Check TABLE 1.2 for a list of these Check TABLE 1.2 for a list of these signals. signals.
Strengthening Your Strengthening Your ComprehensionComprehension
Analyze the time and place in which you Analyze the time and place in which you are reading (the environment)are reading (the environment)
Rephrase each paragraph in your own Rephrase each paragraph in your own wordswords
Read aloud sentences that a re particularly Read aloud sentences that a re particularly difficultdifficult
Reread difficult or complicated sectionsReread difficult or complicated sections Slow down your reading rateSlow down your reading rate
Write guide questions next to headingsWrite guide questions next to headings
Write a brief outline of major pointsWrite a brief outline of major points
Highlight key ideasHighlight key ideas
Write notes in the marginsWrite notes in the margins
Determine if you lack background Determine if you lack background knowledge knowledge
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