Transcript Why recall or self-test what you have read?

Chapter 3:
Strategic Reading and
Study
Bridging the Gap, 9/e
Brenda Smith
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In This Chapter You Will Answer the Questions:
What is strategic reading?
What is a study strategy?
What are the three stages of reading?
What are the strategies for previewing?
Why should you activate your schemata?
What is metacognition?
What are the strategies for integrating knowledge
during reading?
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What is Strategic Reading?
• Reading strategically means using specific
techniques for understanding, studying, and
learning.
• Four Types of Readers
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Tacit learners/readers.
Aware learners/readers.
Strategic learners/readers.
Reflective learners/readers.
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The Stages of Reading
• Previewing Stage: predict, question, activate
past knowledge (schemata) and establish a
purpose for reading.
• Knowledge Integration Stage: predict, picture
images, relate ideas, monitor understanding,
correct strategies.
• Recall Stage: review, connect information,
react, reflect, and evaluate.
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Stage 1: Strategies for Previewing
Signposts for answering preview questions
• Title.
• Introductory Material.
• Subheadings.
• Italics, Boldface Print, and Numbers.
• Visual Aids.
• Concluding Summary.
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Reader’s Tip:
Asking Questions Before Reading
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What is the topic of the material?
What do I already know?
What is my purpose for reading?
How is the material organized?
What will be my plan of attack?
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Preview to Activate Schemata
• A schema (plural, schemata) is like a
computer file in your brain that holds all
you know about the subject.
• Previewing helps you predict the topic.
Then…
• Previewing helps bring up your past
knowledge of the topic to the printed
page.
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Stage 2: Strategies for Integrating
Knowledge while Reading
• The good reader is always:
• Predicting
• Visualizing
• Drawing comparisons to
assimilate new knowledge
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Reader’s Tip:
Using Thinking Strategies
While Reading
• Make predictions.
• Describe the picture you’re forming in
your head from the information.
• Share an analogy.
• Monitor your ongoing comprehension.
• Correct gaps in comprehension.
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Metacognition
Metacognition means having the
knowledge and awareness and
understanding of the thinking processes
involved while you read.
Strategies of Metacognition
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Predict
Picture (visualize)
Relate
Monitor
Correct strategies to fit the reading
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Reader’s Tip:
Developing Metacognition for Reading
• Know about reading.
• Know how to monitor.
• Know how to correct
confusion.
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Metacognition Strategies
• Keep Your Eye on the
Ball: FOCUS!
• Gain Insight Through
Think-Alouds.
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Stage 3: Strategies for Recalling
The Three Steps of Recalling
• Self-Test.
• Make Connections.
• Text-to-self.
• Text-to-text.
• Text-to-world.
• React and Reflect.
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Reader’s Tip:
Recalling After Reading
• Pinpoint the topic.
• Select the most important points.
• Relate the information: to yourself,
other written material, and to global
issues.
• React: form opinions and evaluate
the material.
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Summary Points
What is strategic reading?
What is a study strategy?
What are the three stages of reading?
What are the strategies for previewing?
Why should you activate your schemata?
What is metacognition?
What are the strategies for integrating
knowledge during reading?
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Concept Prep for History
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What events led up to World War II?
What was the U.S. role in the war?
What was D-Day?
How did the war with Japan end?
Check out these important events in history on
page 124 of your textbook.
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Concept Prep for Anthropology
• Anthropology is the study of humankind.
• Special areas of anthropology are:
• Physical anthropology
• Cultural anthropology
• Archaeology
• Famous anthropologists are Louis and Mary Leakey
and Margaret Mead.
• Who were our early ancestors?
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Search the Net
• For suggested Web sites and other
research activities, go to
http://www.ablongman.com/smith/
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Vocabulary Booster
• Complete the exercises for
“The Good, the Bad, and the
Ugly” Vocabulary Booster!
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