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Guidelines Strategies for Active Reading |
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Write the main points of this reading in your notebook. |
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Be an active reader; as you begin to read, keep the following six ideas in mind.
1. Apply prior knowledge. Keep trying to connect your background knowledge and personal experience with the writer's viewpoint and experience.
2. Identify with the major characters. Imagine yourself in the story. Think about how the characters' experiences and attitudes are like and unlike yours.
3. Interact with the writer. Respond to what the writer is saying—laugh, be surprised, agree or disagree, become confused, feel sad—as you read.
4. Make predictions. Keep thinking about what is going to happen. Check your predictions against the book and make new ones if you need to.
5. Use problem-solving strategies. Reread a confusing sentence or passage if you have lost track of what the author is saying. Use other words on the page as clues to help you guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word. If you're still puzzled by something, be patient. Sometimes the problem will be resolved later in the book.
6. Call a time-out to collect your thoughts. Pause occasionally to summarize the story and your reactions to it. Make new predictions or revise predictions that
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