STRATEGIES FOR READING
Active readers learn and apply reading strategies to get the most out of what they read. Whether you are reading for information or for enjoyment, pause from time to time and monitor your understatnding of the material. Reread if necessary and reflect on what you have read. As you reflect, use one or more of these techniques.
PREDICT - Try to figure out what might happen next. Then read on to see how accurate your guesses were.
VISUALIZE - Picture the people, places, and events being described to help you understand what's happening
CONNECT - Connect personally with what you're reading. Think of similarities between what is being described and what you have experienced (text-to-self),heard about (text-to-world), or read about (text-to-text).
QUESTION - Ask questions about events in the material you're reading. What happened? Why? How do the people involved feel about the events? Searching for reasons can help you feel closer to what you are reading.
CLARIFY - From time to time, review your understanding of what you read by summarizing, identifying the main idea, and making inferences. Reread passages you don't understand.
EVALUATE - Form opinions about what you read, both while your're reading and after you've finished. Develop your own ideas about people, places, and events.
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