Active Reading Strategies

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STOP & THINK to find a word that’s new & predict the meaning of the word using clues from the words around it

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context clues

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STOP & THINK to create a picture in your mind based on facts and details from the text

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visualize

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STOP & THINK to use facts from text + your own knowledge and experience

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inference

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STOP & THINK to ask questions based on facts from the text

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questioning

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STOP & THINK to form an opinion or make a judgement from text

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evaluate

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What is the purpose for using active reading strategies?

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to have deeper and more effective understanding of your reading

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STOP & THINK to determine only the most important facts and ideas from the text

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main idea

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STOP & THINK to think about what you know and how your thinking has changed based on what you learned from the text

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synthesize

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STOP & THINK to make comparisons between the text & your life (T-S), the text and another text you’ve read (T-T), or the text and something you’ve learned about through the news or the experience of others (T-W)

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make connections

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Who benefits from using active reading strategies?

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all readers of all skill levels and those listed above

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