Activate background knowledge
Set your purpose for reading
Preview
What are steps before reading.
100
What I Know
What I want to learn
What I learned
What is KWL helps to comprehension.
100
part of the mind that holds all memories from past experience in a network of organized ideas.
What is long term memory.
100
signal words or phrases writers use to link ideas in a logical progression from one to the other.
What are transition words.
100
How the brain organizes information.
What is encoding.
200
Prediction
Monitor your comprehension.
Pose questions and find answers to guide reading.
Mark text and take notes.
What are steps taken during the reading process.
200
Clue: Motivation is the frame of mind that activates your behavior and gives you direction.
What is a definition context clue.
200
Self esteem or sense of personal worth, is important because it both nurture and feeds success.
What is synonym context clue.
200
Memory aids that facilitate learning information - are useful for studying and learning.
What is mnemonic devies.
200
Part of the memory that actively organizes and processes information.
What is working memory.
300
Rewrite notes.
Organize information.
Use spaced practice to absorb ideas fully.
Predict test questions and practice answering them.
What are steps taken after reading.
300
Research the basic topic so you have background knowledge.
Slow down.
Reread the passage and take it section by section.
Read aloud so you can hear the words.
Write the passge in your own words.
What are tips if you don't understand a reading.
300
Opposite of active learning.
What is passive learning.
400
Read the title.
Read the first paragraph.
Read the headings.
Read the first sentence of each body paragraph.
Read the concluding paragraph.
What are the steps in previewing.
400
before, during and after reading strategies
What is the reading process.
400
Connections between your background knowledge and new knowledge are strengthened.
What is schema.
400
The only way to learn new information is to review it.
What is rehearsal.
400
Rewrite important info.
Make sure notes are clear and organized.
Learn information through review and rehearsal.
Predict questions and make sure you can answer them.
What are steps after reading.
500
like, similarly, in other words, in contrast, on the other hand, but, instead of, consequently, therefore, first, second, finally etc.
What are transition words.
500
Being aware of whether you understand what you read.
What is metacognition.
500
In order to comprehend as you read, anticipate what the author will talk about next.
What is prediction.
500
What questions will be asked about this information?
What are the key points in each section?
Can I explain these points to someone else who is not familiar with the subject?
How does this information relate to the course objectives or course topic?
What are the questions to ask yourself after you read.
500
Takes responsibility for learning.
Knows what to do if a reading doesn't make sense.
Does all the reading and takes selective notes.
Does not rely on or blame the instructor.
Asks questions, rereads the text and uses the college support services for help.