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Reading Strategies

Reading Strategies . Chunking Text (HOP pg. 26) . Background behind chunking . experienced readers stop frequently when text is difficult or uninteresting check their comprehension chunk the text. What is chunking? .

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Reading Strategies

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  1. Reading Strategies Chunking Text (HOP pg. 26)

  2. Background behind chunking • experienced readers • stop frequently when text is difficultor uninteresting • check their comprehension • chunkthe text

  3. What is chunking? • procedure of breaking up reading material into manageablesections • the harder the text, the smaller the chunks

  4. How? (hop pg. 26) • Read a small section, then to check your comprehension:

  5. How… ? • If they can do at least one - continue reading next chunk • If they can’t do any - reread • with a purpose in mind • doing the same as before won’t work • Great for study groups • Each person is responsible for reading one chunk and summarizing it for the rest of the group • Everyone learns the main points from every chunk, but only reads and summarizes one part.

  6. Reading Strategies Annotating

  7. Let’s take a look

  8. What is annotating? • learning what the book teaches by • marking a book/text in an “intelligent way” • using symbols, lines, numbers, shapes… to mark important text features • creating a “trail” • having a “conversation” with the text

  9. How to annotate (HOP pg. 29)

  10. Let’s apply  • Chunking Text HOP pg. 27 • Reading for Academic Success pgs. 10 – 14 – BEFORE OPENING YOUR BOOK, DECIDE ON A PART • General (Unemployment and Relief) • African Americans • Mexicans • Asians • Women • Each group member reads one part and summarizes (bullets only no complete sentences) for the group – AT HOME • Fill in ONE BOX ON HOP pg. 27 after reading and summarizing

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