To improve reading comprehension

Six Reading Strategies

Why have Reading Strategies?They will help you to engage with the ideas

you are readingThey will ensure you aren’t just looking at

the words – so you’re an ACTIVE readerThey will help you to understand the ideas

being communicated in the text

Our Reading StrategiesFor our convenience and learning purposes,

we will be focusing on SIX (6) reading strategies

1. Activating Prior KnowledgeWhen? Before ReadingWhy?

So that you determine how much you already know about the topic/ideas

“I know about this!”“I heard this idea before...”“This happened to me!”

2. PredictingWhen? Before ReadingWhy?

So that you determine what you think will happen/what it will be about

“I think...will happen next”

“I believe it will be about...”

3. VisualizingWhen? During ReadingWhy?

So that you can picture what is happening in your mind

“I envision this part in my head to be...”

“When I read this part I see...”

“I have sketched a diagram/map...”

4. SummarizingWhen? During

ReadingWhy?

So that you determine and remember the most important information

“The main idea of this section is...”

“The top five events of this chapter are...”

5. QuestioningWhen? After ReadingWhy?

So that you clarify what you don’t understand about the topic/information

“I am really confused about...”

“I don’t understand...”“I need clarity on...”

6. Making ConnectionsWhen? After ReadingWhy?

So that you can make the learning “last” and connect it to your experiences

“I can relate to this” (self)

“This is like a movie” (text)

“In society...” (world)

Are there other strategies?Previewing vocabulary Taking good notesMaking inferencesDrawing conclusionsMaking judgmentsEvaluating the text

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