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Reading Strategies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Close Reading | Means reading word for word, sentence by sentence, or line by line. Use _____ when a work is shorter or when you come to a paragraph or section that is particularly important |
| Looking for Cause and Effect | Means focusing on the process by which one event brings about another. In cause-effect writing, the event or events that happen first are the “causes.” The event or events that happen as a result are the “effects.” |
| Note Taking | Can help you remember key facts and details from reading. In addition, it can help you think through important information until you truly understand it. |
| Outlining | Can help you keep track of the most important topics and details in a selection, especially nonfiction. Topic _______ use words or phrases to describe key information. use complete sentences to list major points as well as supporting details. |
| Paraphrasing | Using your own words to describe what you’ve seen, heard, or read. |
| Questioning the Author | Is the process of asking questions as you read about why the author made the choices he or she did. |
| Reading Critically | Means finding and evaluating the author’s main idea or message in a piece of writing. This involves testing the evidence to see if it is authoritative and reliable. |
| Skimming | Means glancing quickly through a section. When you ____, you look through a selection to get a sense of the topics and important ideas. Once you find the general subject you need, then begin reading more closely there, sentence by sentence. |
| Summarizing | Is telling the main events or ideas in a selection in your own words. The strategy of _________ will improve your ability to comprehend and remember what you’ve read. |
| Synthesizing | Means reflecting on a number of individual elements of a text and deciding how they affect the selection or subject as a whole. |
| Graphic Organizers | Are “word pictures.” They are charts, webs, diagrams, and other visuals you can draw that can help you understand a work of fiction or nonfiction. |
| Visualizing and Thinking Aloud | Involves making a mental picture or sketch of the words on the page and talking through your ideas about what you are reading. |
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