Academic Literacy

Why do people read?

• To learn

• For enjoyment

• to relax

• All of the above

Which of these should NOT be a consideration when you are choosing a book?

• The vocabulary in the book

• The price of the book

• The topic of the book

• Your friends' opinion of the book

Effective readers are metacognitive. What is METACOGNITION?

• the ability to be quiet when you read

• The ability to read the words in a books quickly and correctly

• The ability to think about what you are reading and how you feel about it

• The ability to understand what you are reading

We often read things that connect to our schema. What is schema?

• background knowledge

• understanding vocabulary

• understanding grammar

• all of the above

When reading independently, students should:

• Be silent

• focus on reading

• think about what they are reading

• talk to others about what they read

When something gets hard, you need to work harder and keep trying until you figure it out. What word describes this idea.

• relinquish

• perseverance

• recitation

• none of the above

If you have been assigned time to read silently, and you feel that the time has gotten too long, you should...

• put your head down and take a nap

• talk silently to the people near you

• take a silent break for a minute and then return to reading

• all of the above are ok

What should you do if it is silent reading time, but you don't feel like reading?

• put your head down and rest

• pretend to read

• choose a quick and easy read that will hold you attention for the day

• talk to others instead of reading

What strategy can you use if you must read a text that is too difficult for you to read?

• ask someone to read it to you

• not read it

• read it slowly in very small chunks

• tell your teacher it is too hard for you to read

What is the purpose of your weekly visits to the library?

• To help you learn to enjoy reading

• To give you time to explore new books

• To give you a chance to relax and read

• All of the above