"I never read a book before reviewing it. It prejudices a man so."
Reading is the active process of understanding print and graphic texts. Reading is a thinking process. Effective readers know that when they read, what they read is supposed to make sense. They monitor their understanding, and when they lose the meaning of what they are reading, they often unconsciously select and use a reading strategy (such as rereading or asking questions) that will help them reconnect with the meaning of the text. Reading skills and strategies can be taught explicitly while students are learning subject-specific content through authentic reading tasks.
Good reading strategies help you to read in a very efficient way. Using them, you aim to get the maximum benefit from your reading with the minimum effort. This section will show you how to use six different strategies to read intelligently.
- Many people need help with reading. If you can’t read well, many things in life are so very hard!
- Many people get stuck when they read. They make the same mistakes over and over.
- The way to improve your reading is to stop making the same mistakes. You can do this by breaking reading down into smaller steps.
- Here is a way to make reading easier.
Getting Started
- Before you start reading, you need to decide something. What will you be reading about?
- Look at the title of what you’re reading. The title (name) tells you what you’re reading about.
- Remember What You Know
- You’ve decided what you will be reading about. Now, it’s time to remember what you already know. Take out a sheet of paper.
- List three things that you already know about this topic.
- List three words you think you may come across while you are reading.
- Remembering what you already know will improve your reading skills.
