Reading Systems & Strategies
It's In the Dictionary
Reviewing
Know Your Words
Overcoming the Obstacles
100
Well simply put, you have to answer in this form to win points in this game
What is a question
100
A person place or thing...
What is noun
100
When reviewing, using this colorful utensil can only help those who kinesthetic learners; also good if you have ADHD
What is a highlighter?
100
This root word for self can be used when writing things about you...just for the record it has nothing to do with cars
What is auto?
100
This is the process of breaking words into individual sounds.
What is decoding
200
Looking over material before reading it or how Family Feud gets its answers...Just ask Steve Harvey
What is Survey
200
This word describes something
What is adjective
200
Another way to review is to go use an empty classroom and sumarize material this way...just make sure the door is closed behind you. You don't wanna disturb the neighbors around you.
What is out loud
200
This is the root word for under...or think about it like this...five, five dollar, five dollar footlong
What is sub?
200
According to the text the average adult reads between these amount words per minute
What is 250-300
300
A quick perusing of the chapter or something movie theaters show before the actual movie. Got popcorn?
What is preview
300
But, yet, however and albeit are all coordinating these...what's your function?
What is a conjunction?
300
According to Ferrett (and 6.3 of the textbook) an easy way to summarize in writing is by testing yourself by asking one of the three following questions...
What is the main theme? What are the main points? OR What are the connections to other concepts?
300
Prefixes come at the beginning, while these come at the end
What are suffixes?
300
If you have children around, one of the four things you can do as a parent (or older sibling) are
What are read to them, read while they sleep, read in short segments, or take reading with you
400
He invented the SQ3R system back in 1941. Don't remember his name? Just look across the street
Who is Professor Francis Robinson
400
Placed chronologically, this helps with what a certain word means
What is a definition
400
According to the text, you can increase your comprehension by reviewing materials within this amount of time after your first reading session.
What is 24 hours
400
The root "manu," means to be written by this...you have two but, don't hurt yourself.
What is by hand
400
Although he had reading trouble in his life, this inventor had no trouble inventing the light bulb. His name resides on the DTE building in Detroit.
Who is Thomas Edison
500
You take these often when you are tired of doing something, but you don't get too many on the job
What are breaks
500
The origin of where the word comes from. It maybe derived from the Latin or Greek
What is Etymology
500
This is the most effective tool used for reviewing information...got vocabulary?
What are note cards?
500
Dividing your words into syllables speeds up learning and improves these two of the three responses you must come up with...
What is pronunciation, spelling or memory recall
500
Dyslexia affects this percentage of all Americans...another 500 if you can name three of the four celebrities who dealt with this reading difficulty
What is 15%; Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Dempsey, Tom Cruise, and Jay Leno