ACTIVE READING

STRATEGIES

READING STRATEGIES 1) Preview 2) Set a Purpose 3) Connect 4) Use Prior Knowledge 5) Predict 6) Visualize 7) Monitor 8) Making Inferences

PREVIEW

- Look at the story before you begin reading

- Scan the title

- Skim the first paragraph to see what the text is about

SET A PURPOSE Ask yourself this: Why are you

reading the text?

...to learn, to be entertained, or another reason?

How does the purpose affect your reading?

CONNECT - Try to personally involve yourself

in the text

- Think about the characters, situations, emotions in the text. Do they remind you of people, things, or experiences from your own life?

- Put yourself in the character's shoes

USE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE - Think about what you already know

about a topic

- Write down some facts before you read

- Use the information you know to help understand and analyze what your reading

PREDICT - Try to guess what will happen in the

story

What is the story about? What will happen next?

- Play detective...take note of details that seem to hint at where the story is going

VISUALIZE - Try to picture what is being described

- Pay attention to character/setting descriptions

- Use details to help shape understanding

MONITOR - Check for understanding as you

read

- Question what is happening and why

- Reread for clarification

- Evaluate your reading

MAKE INFERENCES - Make guesses (draw conclusions)

based on details from the text

- Draw from your own experiences