Chapter 5
3 Active Reading Strategies before READING
How to Preread: 7 Steps
Did you preread?
Since these are in your
text, just write 1 – 7
(note 1st word of each)
and leave a large
space to fill in later!!
Why Prereading Works
How to Discover What You Already Know
• Mapping: visually present everything
you know about the topic
Making Predictions
HOMEWORK
Levels of
Thinking
Do a Prereading
& Mapping of p.513-532
or for one of your classes.
Photocopy it & hand in.
3
examples
in text
READING: How to Ask Guide Questions
PART 1
PART 2
Define Your Purpose for Reading
Develop Guide Questions
LITERAL
INFERENTIAL
LITERAL
LITERAL
INFERENTIAL
INFERENTIAL
Levels of
Thinking
Using Headings
Levels of Thinking
Predictions
Guide
Questions
Monitoring Comprehension
NEGATIVE Comprehension Signals
Monitoring Comprehension
POSITIVE SIGNALS
Checking Your Comprehension
EVALUATE
How to Strengthen Your Comprehension