Post on 22-Apr-2015
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13 Key Reading
StrategiesSkilled readers do these
things—that's why they're skilled!
1. Making good choices
Know your strengths and weaknesses and choose your
books accordingly.
2. ConnectingLink to things you already
know about this topic; connect to similar things in your
experience.
3. QuestioningAsk questions to give your
reading purpose and direction. QuickTime™ and aTIFF (LZW) decompressor
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4. PredictingMake some quick guesses
about what you'll be reading.
5. Reading with the
right level of detail
Change your reading style based on what you're reading.
6. Monitoring comprehension
Stop! Pay attention! Do youunderstand what you're reading?
7. Fixing broken
comprehensionIf you don't understand what
you're reading, don't just sit there.DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEM!
8. Developing fluency
Read smoothly and with expression; group words into
chunks of meaning.
9. VisualizingPicture the scene in your mind.
10. Manipulating information
Summarize, categorize, prioritize, synthesize and organize information on
your mental hard drive.
11. Going below the surface
Look beyond the words. Why are things happening? What could it
mean?
12. Building vocabulary
The more words you know, the more you'll understand
of what you read.
13. Navigating text
Learn where to find everything you need in your book.
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