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The Reading Process

The Reading Process. Wolberg, English. What is reading?. What is Reading?. Moving your eyes over funny symbols while thinking about something else? Decoding symbols, letters, word parts to pronounce words? Remembering facts? Constructing meaning?

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The Reading Process

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  1. The Reading Process Wolberg, English

  2. What is reading?

  3. What is Reading? • Moving your eyes over funny symbols while thinking about something else? • Decoding symbols, letters, word parts to pronounce words? • Remembering facts? • Constructing meaning? • Comprehending information to apply it

  4. How should I read? Reading is INTERACTIVE conversation between you, yourself, and the author. • Reactions, questions, connections • It involves thinking. • It requires a conscious PURPOSE! • Like writing, reading has a specific PROCESS.

  5. What is “fake reading”? Most readers are “fake readers” until they learn otherwise. “Fake reading” involves: • Using your eyes, not your brain • Daydreaming • Reading without knowing the words • Reading without knowing why • Starting books and never finishing • Losing your place often • Staring at the page, looking up, stare, look up… (repeat)

  6. What is the reading process? BEFORE READING: • SET A PURPOSE /PURPOSE QUESTION(PQ) • Previewthe text to inform PQ • Make predictions

  7. What is the reading process? DURING READING: • READ TO ANSWER YOUR PQ! • “CLOSE READ” / ANNOTATE • Connect • Interact • Visualize as you read • Read slowly….YES, SLOWLY!

  8. What is the reading process? AFTER READING: • Pause and Reflect • Reread • Remember (connect again)

  9. BEFORE READING Setting a Purpose Question • The PQ is a question that defines your goal in reading. Think about: • What you are trying to find out? • How do you plan to use the information? • What will be important to remember? - Preview the text to help

  10. BEFORE READING When previewing non-fiction texts (like textbooks): • Read the titles, subtitles, bold print. • Read the first and last 2 paragraphs. Skim through and read the first sentences in each paragraph. • Then, think about what you may already know about the topic. • Make a plan for the type of note, graphic organizer, or annotation strategy that best fits the text.

  11. DURING READING Read with a purpose – always keep in mind the purpose you set before reading. • Mark or write down key ideas that relate to the PURPOSE QUESTION “ACTIVE READ” - Interact with the text. Predict, draw conclusions, compare/contrast, react, ask questions, summarize, sketch, make connections to your life or other subjects, books, etc.

  12. DURING READING • Visualize – make a movie in your head of what you are reading. • WORDS + PICTURES strengthen memory. • Monitor your comprehension! • When do you slip into “fake reading”? • When do you need to intervene? • Use strategies from the “Tips to Monitor Your Comprehension” handout

  13. DURING READING “Tips to Monitor Your Comprehension” • Comprehension scoring (always good!) • Trouble strips • Double-highlighting

  14. AFTER READING When done, pause and reflect -- “DIGEST” • Did you meet your reading purpose? • Did anything confuse you? • Do you understand the main ideas?

  15. AFTER READING REREAD. Even the best readers need to perform 2nd and 3rd draft readings! For academic and high-level texts, ONE READING IS NEVER ENOUGH!

  16. AFTER READING REREAD • To answer your PQ(s) • Go back to your lowest scored sections • Look up unfamiliar words in sections that prevent your understanding • Try to answer your trouble strips

  17. AFTER READING Do something with the information right after you read it so your brain remembers better. Find SOME way to put the material into your own words or visuals.

  18. We remember __% of what we___. 10% 20% 30% 50% 70% 80% 95% Discuss See and hear Teach others Read Experience See Hear

  19. “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” - Richard Steele

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