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Reading strategy: read ideas, not words. Options: Mark & annotate text, Read in chunks, Pause to recite, Concentrate on reading faster.

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Read in chunks

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Reading strategy: Underline & highlight what is really important; add comments

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Mark & annotate text

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Reading strategy: ask questions such as, "Is the evidence sufficient?"

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Read critically

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Reading strategy: read aloud the parts of the text you have underlined/highlighted

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Recite the marked text

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Reading strategy: Lean back, close your eyes, ask yourself questions to help see the big picture

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Reflect on what you read

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Reading strategy: Read a few pages every day of the semester. Options: Approach reading with a positive attitude, Review past readings, Preview before reading, Create a distributed reading schedule.

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Create a distributed reading schedule

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Reading strategy: Before reading, glance at pages you have previously read; review your notes

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Review past readings

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Reading strategy: Before reading, ask questions like, "What's the point of what I'm about to read?"

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Identify the purpose of what you're reading

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Reading strategy: Stop at the end of each section to summarize aloud what you believe to be the main ideas and supporting details

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Pause to recite

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Reading strategy: Explain the main idea & supporting details to another student

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Talk about what you read