ACTIVE READING STRATEGIES

You need to slow down to comprehen and speed up to look for key words.

• Scanning

• Slow down

• Adjust reading rate

You use a dictionary thesaurus, reference chart.

• Consulting a reference

• Chunking

• Connecting

Break information down.

• Determining importance

• Chunk

• Author´s purpose.

Highlight important information.

• Connecting

• Chunk

• Annotating

Re-write the text.

• Paraphrasing

• Infering

• Predicting

Skip unfamiliar words

• Monitoring comprehension

• Prior knowledge

• Read on

Looking for names, places, date, etc.

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Use the dictionary