Reading strategies

Reading comprehension strategies: For this session you will read the first section of the excerpt from Woman Priest: A Collection of Spiritual Reflections and Commentary on Today’s Issues. Be prepared to discuss the main ideas of the text. Read a section of your text that you consider "manageable" but make no entries Review the section: Number important or sequential ideas in the margins Underline or highlight: main subjects examples of these main ideas that help you understand them unfamiliar vocabulary and/or definitions Jot down paraphrases, questions, and summaries in available space within the text ************************************ Pre-reading strategies: What you bring to the printed page will affect how you understand what you read, and may be what is most important in understanding what you read Organize yourself before you read Strategies to activate your prior knowledge: Brainstorming: Examine the title of the selection you are about to read List all the information that comes to mind about this title Use these pieces of information to recall and understand the material Use this knowledge to reframe or reorder what you know, or to note what you disagree with, for further research Group discussions: Group discussions in and out of class will help you to discover what you bring to your reading, what your fellow students bring, as well as shared experiences If you find they have new background information, ask for more information from them Concept or mind mapping: This is a type of brainstorming where you place the title/subject as the main idea, then develop a "mind map" around it. It can be effective either in a group or by yourself Pre-questions: Often chapters in texts provide organizing questions. You can also write out a series of questions you expect to be answered when reading: Examples: Definition What is....? Where does ... fit? What group does ... belong to? Characteristics How would I describe...? What does ... look like? What are its parts?Examples What is a good example of ...? What are similar examples that share attributes but differ in some way? Experience What experience have I had with ....? What can I imagine about ...? Visual Aids: Pictures and other visual material can activate your prior knowledge. Use the Internet to search for pictures related to your title/topic to give you visual images of what you are about to read. Advance Organizers: Relate new reading material to something you already know, to your background or experiences. Ask your teacher for assistance in developing these. ********************************* KWL Reading Method: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TOPIC What you bring to the printed page will affect how you understand what you read, and may be what is most important in understanding what you read Organize yourself before you read Strategies to activate your prior knowledge: Brainstorming: Examine the title of the selection you are about to read List all the information that comes to mind about this title Use these pieces of information to recall and understand the material Use this knowledge to reframe or reorder what you know, or to note what you disagree with, for further research Group discussions: Group discussions in and out of class will help you to discover what you bring to your reading, what your fellow students bring, as well as shared experiences If you find they have new background information, ask for more information from them Concept or mind mapping: This is a type of brainstorming where you place the title/subject as the main idea, then develop a "mind map" around it. It can be effective either in a group or by yourself Pre-questions: Often chapters in texts provide organizing questions. You can also write out a series of questions you expect to be answered when reading: Examples: Definition What is....? Where does ... fit? What group does ... belong to? Characteristics How would I describe...? What does ... look like? What are its parts?Examples What is a good example of ...? What are similar examples that share attributes but differ in some way? Experience What experience have I had with ....? What can I imagine about ...? Visual Aids: Pictures and other visual material can activate your prior knowledge. Use the Internet to search for pictures related to your title/topic to give you visual images of what you are about to read. Advance Organizers: Relate new reading material to something you already know, to your background or experiences. Ask your teacher for assistance in developing these. Reading comprehension strategies: Read a section of your text that you consider "manageable" but make no entries Review the section: Number important or sequential ideas in the margins Underline or highlight: main subjects examples of these main ideas that help you understand them unfamiliar vocabulary and/or definitions Jot down paraphrases, questions, and summaries in available space within the text ************************************ Pre-reading strategies: What you bring to the printed page will affect how you understand what you read, and may be what is most important in understanding what you read Organize yourself before you read Strategies to activate your prior knowledge: Brainstorming: Examine the title of the selection you are about to read List all the information that comes to mind about this title Use these pieces of information to recall and understand the material Use this knowledge to reframe or reorder what you know, or to note what you disagree with, for further research Group discussions: Group discussions in and out of class will help you to discover what you bring to your reading, what your fellow students bring, as well as shared experiences If you find they have new background information, ask for more information from them Concept or mind mapping: This is a type of brainstorming where you place the title/subject as the main idea, then develop a "mind map" around it. It can be effective either in a group or by yourselfPre-questions: Often chapters in texts provide organizing questions. You can also write out a series of questions you expect to be answered when reading: Examples: Definition What is....? Where does ... fit? What group does ... belong to? Characteristics How would I describe...? What does ... look like? What are its parts? Examples What is a good example of ...? What are similar examples that share attributes but differ in some way? Experience What experience have I had with ....? What can I imagine about ...? Visual Aids: Pictures and other visual material can activate your prior knowledge. Use the Internet to search for pictures related to your title/topic to give you visual images of what you are about to read. Advance Organizers: Relate new reading material to something you already know, to your background or experiences. Ask your teacher for assistance in developing these. ********************************* KWL Reading Method: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TOPIC What you bring to the printed page will affect how you understand what you read, and may be what is most important in understanding what you read Organize yourself before you read Strategies to activate your prior knowledge: Brainstorming: Examine the title of the selection you are about to read List all the information that comes to mind about this title Use these pieces of information to recall and understand the material Use this knowledge to reframe or reorder what you know, or to note what you disagree with, for further research Group discussions: Group discussions in and out of class will help you to discover what you bring to your reading, what your fellow students bring, as well as shared experiences If you find they have new background information, ask for more information from them Concept or mind mapping: This is a type of brainstorming where you place the title/subject as the main idea, then develop a "mind map" around it. It can be effective either in a group or by yourselfPre-questions: Often chapters in texts provide organizing questions. You can also write out a series of questions you expect to be answered when reading: Examples: Definition What is....? Where does ... fit? What group does ... belong to? Characteristics How would I describe...? What does ... look like? What are its parts? Examples What is a good example of ...? What are similar examples that share attributes but differ in some way? Experience What experience have I had with ....? What can I imagine about ...? Visual Aids: Pictures and other visual material can activate your prior knowledge. Use the Internet to search for pictures related to your title/topic to give you visual images of what you are about to read. Advance Organizers: Relate new reading material to something you already know, to your background or experiences. Ask your teacher for assistance in developing these. sources: studyguides.net