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My Toolbox of Reading Strategies

My Toolbox of Reading Strategies. Set Purposes for Reading. Ask yourself: “Why am I reading this text?” Adjust HOW you read to WHAT you read. Slow: If you don’t understand To study or research To learn: Textbook reading. Fast: To read for fun Skim to pick a book

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My Toolbox of Reading Strategies

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  1. My Toolbox of Reading Strategies

  2. Set Purposes for Reading • Ask yourself: “Why am I reading this text?” • Adjust HOW you read to WHAT you read • Slow: • If you don’t understand • To study or research • To learn: Textbook reading • Fast: • To read for fun • Skim to pick a book • When you want to see what is going to happen next

  3. Use What You KNOW Brainstorm • Activate prior knowledge • Ask yourself: “What do I know about… • Genre • Topic • Author

  4. Make Connections

  5. Make a PREDICTION • Base your predictions on the text • Ask yourself: “What will happen next?” • Review and adjust predictions when necessary

  6. Mental Images/Imagery Using your senses as you read to make a movie in your mind Enter the Story World

  7. Infer • Use the author’s clues to make meaning • Become a “Reading Detective” • Read between the lines

  8. Ask Questions

  9. Monitor Comprehension • Ask yourself: “Does this make sense?” • Apply “Fix-Up” Strategies • Reread • Return to text • Determine what is important/main idea • Put it in your own words (Summarize)

  10. When to use strategies…

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