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Becoming an Active Reader

Becoming an Active Reader. Strategies for Reading.

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Becoming an Active Reader

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  1. Becoming an Active Reader

  2. Strategies for Reading Active readers learn and apply reading strategies to get the most out of what they read. Whether you are reading for information or enjoyment, pause from time to time and monitor your understanding of the material. Reread if necessary and reflect on what you have read. As you reflect, use these 6 techniques:

  3. Predict • Try to figure out what might happen next. Then read on to see how accurate your guesses were.

  4. Visualize • Picture the people, places, and events being described to help you understand what’s happening.

  5. Connect • Connect personally with what you’re reading. Think of similarities between what is being described and what you have experienced.

  6. Question • Ask questions about events in the material you’re reading. What happened? Why? How do the people involved feel about the events? Searching for reasons can help you feel closer to what you are reading.

  7. Clarify • From time to time, review your understanding of what you read. You can do this by summarizing what you have read, identifying main idea, and making inferences – drawing conclusions from the information you are given. Reread passages you don’t understand. If you need to, consult a dictionary, glossary, or other source.

  8. Evaluate • Form opinions about what you read, both while you’re reading and after you’ve finished. Develop your own ideas about people, places, and events

  9. Before Reading • Set a purpose for reading. What do you want to learn? Are you reading as part of an assignment or for fun? Establishing a purpose will help you focus. • Preview the text by looking at the title and any images and captions. Try to predict what the literature will be about. • Ask yourself if you can connect what you are reading with what you already know.

  10. During Reading • Check your understanding of what you read. Can you restate the text in your own words? • Try to connect what you’re reading to your own life. Have you experienced similar events or emotions? • Question what’s happening. You may wonder about events and characters’ feelings. • Visualize, or create a mental picture of, what the author is describing. • Pause from time to time to predict what will happen next.

  11. AFTER READING • Review your predictions. • Try to summarize the text. Give the main idea or the basic plot. • Reflect on and evaluate what you have read. Did the reading fulfill your purpose? • To clarify your understanding, write down opinions or thoughts about the piece, or discuss it with someone.

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