Active Reading and Preview
Clues
Comprehension
Comprehension II
Reading Process
100
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 with 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
Memory aids that facilitate learning information - are useful for studying and learning.
What is mnemonic devices.
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 during the reading process.
200
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 clues.
200
Research basic topics sor you have background knowledge. Slow down, reread passage and take it section by section. Read aloud so you can hear the words. Write the passage in your own words.
What are tips if you don't understand a reading passage.
200
Part of the memory that actively organizes and processes information.
What is working memory.
300
Rewrite notes, organize information used, spaced practice to absorb ideas fully. Predict test questions and practice answering the questions.
What are steps after reading.
300
List a reading strategy.
What is SQR3 - recite and review; para4 - preview, ask, read, record, repeat, review; wreck - wonder, record edit, correlate, keep notes
300
Root, prefix and suffix
What is word structure clues.
300
obvious exaggeration for emphasis and effect.
What is a hyperbole.
300
Opposite of active learning.
What is passive learning.
400
Review heading of the chapter, read the summary, 1st paragraph and the chapter summary.
What are the steps in previewing the chapter.
400
"Am I understanding what am reading?" "Why don't I understand?" Correct situation
What is monitoring your comprehension.
400
origin and history of a word.
What is etymology.
400
the whole passage is easy. you are knowledgeable about the topic.
What is when to speed up - increase reading speed.
400
an example of developing vocabulary -When studying for his final exams, the student was told to eschew television. "Just give TV up!" was his roommate's advice.
What is clue from another sentence.
500
Depends heavily on time mangement or the ability to organize tasks and time.
What is college success and successful time management.
500
The purpose of reading and how difficult the material is for you.
What is adjusting reading rate.
500
dictionary definition of a word and additional nonliteral meaning associated with a word
What is denotation and connotation.
500
You know little or nothing about the topic. It is complicated or technical material. Details you need to remember. the material may have visual aids.
What is when to slow down your reading.
500
base word that has a meaning of its own.
What is root.