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Critical Reading Strategies

Workshop SeriesRinella Learning Center

Monday, October 7, 2013

+Reading Strategies

Prediction/Survey/Preview/Scan

Connection

Questions

Self-Monitor/Recite

Visualize

Summarize/Review

+Before Reading

Prediction/Survey Title, author, publication date Headings, subheadings, charts, graphs Abstract Lists of information

Questions for class/homework

What’s the author’s argument?

Why is the author writing?

+While Reading

Annotation! WRITE IN YOUR BOOK Key points – understand what the text is saying Important ideas & big concepts Relationships between concepts Main idea of each paragraph Information you need clarified Potential test questions 3-5 sentence summary at the end

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+While Reading

Read first paragraphs (introduction) and last paragraphs (summary/conclusion) FIRST What questions do you have?

Highlight/underline/annotate main ideas

Key facts/details

What stands out to you?

How does your reading relate to class discussions?

+Different Styles of Reading

Literature/Humanities People/characters/

political figures Who, what, where, when,

why, how Context/background/

history Conflict/issue

Research/Articles Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion/Implications Conclusion References

+After Reading

Can you write a brief 3-5 sentence summary?

Can you answer initial questions from preview?

What other questions arose during your reading?

What didn’t you understand?