Chapter 1: Engaging with Reading. Turn in assignments – Entrance letter – Acknowledgement...

Chapter 1: Engaging with Reading

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What’s happening tonight?

• Turn in assignments– Entrance letter– Acknowledgement Syllabus & CofC– Student Information Sheet– Should have completed Aplia Diagnostic Test

(extended to this Wed)

• Why is Reading Important ?– Video– Exercise

Why is Reading

Important?

Take a whiteboard and some pens.

Why is Reading Important?

• Reading is essential to education• People with degrees make more money• Education also benefits– Health– Family life– Society at large

Strategize to Win!

• Your textbook will teach you strategies to get the most from your readings

• You can turn these strategies into habits to help with reading tasks through college and through your career.

Before

• Survey• Guess the

purpose• Check prior

knowledge• Predict

During

• Understand• Monitor

comprehension• Search for

relevance• Be open to

learning new information

• Search for significance

After

• What you do depends on your purpose

The Reading Process

Before

• Guess the purpose of the reading or selection

• Survey to get an overview of what will be coming

• Predict what's going to happen• Think about prior knowledge

The Reading Purpose

Is the author trying to . . . • Persuade• Inform• Express

Survey the Reading

• Pay attention to these things:–Title–Headings–First sentences of paragraphs–Words in bold and italic type– Images and their captions

Predict the Purpose

Two basic ways to predict the author’s purpose:1. Selection titles will often reveal the

purpose2. Make an educated guess based on where

the selection appears– Newspaper?– Textbook?– Magazine?

Activate Prior Knowledge

• Think about what you already know• Fitting what you are learning into what you

already know is a natural and powerful learning technique.

Newspaper EditorialGet Rich Quick Website

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaperComic Book

National Enquirer

CookbookArmy Ranger Handbook

Newspaper EditorialGet Rich Quick Website

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaperComic Book

National Enquirer

CookbookArmy Ranger Handbook

Newspaper EditorialGet Rich Quick Website

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaperComic Book

National Enquirer

CookbookArmy Ranger Handbook

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is knowledge that you have you read.

Fill In the Blanks

before

Prior knowledge

During

•Monitor comprehension• Search for significance• Picture or hear what the author is

saying• Put ideas in your own words• Be open to learning something new

Monitoring Comprehension

While reading, ask yourself• Am I losing comprehension?• Am I re-reading?• Can I tell what is important?

Search for Significance

• Look for the relevance of the reading to your life and to other ideas and situations.• Think about how the reading changes

or reinforces your prior knowledge.

Use Imagination

• Picture or hear what the author is saying.

In Your Own Words

• To check for understanding, try to put what the author is saying into your own words.

Be Open to Learning

• Be aware what you read might give you new knowledge, or contradict your prior knowledge.

• Ask “Why is this new information relevant?”

• Ask “How is this different from what I thought was true?”

After

•What you do depends on your purpose.

After Reading

• In college you need effective strategies to help you learn, study, and remember information.

• Review and rehearse using three methods:–Think about the ideas–Discuss the ideas–Take notes on the ideas

Factors that Affect Reading

Rate

Your reading purpose

Prior knowledge

Your interest

level

Complexity of material

Your Reading Rate

Reading Purpose Aff ects Rate

Your reason for reading also impacts speed.• Long-term learning• Short-term recall• Basic understanding• Skimming• Scanning

Complexity Decreases Rate

• Vocabulary you don't understand• Long, complex sentences• Theoretical, abstract, or confusing ideas;

or ideas with complex processes

Your Interest Level

• Boring readings require discipline• Practice your reading strategies to help

stay focused

Your Prior Knowledge

• It’s easier to read familiar content• A lack of prior knowledge will slow you

down

The more you know, the faster

you’ll go.

Use Chunking to Read Faster

• Chunking is the act of reading groups of words instead of individual words.

• It is hard to be a fluent reader if you just read one word at a time.

Chunking by an Inexperienced Reader

The dog

ran quickly

down the beach,

attempting to catch

every seagull he saw

before they flew away,

scolding him angrily.

Chunking by an Advanced Reader

The dog ran quickly down the beach,

attempting to catch every seagull he saw

before they flew away, scolding him angrily.

Chunking is a SkillPractice chunking. Over time your chunks will widen and your comprehension will increase.

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gAssignment for Monday, Jan. 23, 2012

• Read “Today’s Generations Face New Communication Gaps” (pgs. 56-59)– In your book, answer questions on pgs. 60-65– Write two pages double spaced reflection on the

different language cultures that you experience with your family. Print one copy to turn in and one to use in discussion. • We will discuss this in class

– Make a list of vocabulary in the article• Words in red• Quiz on them next Wednesday

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gAssignment for Wed. Jan. 25, 2012

• Read Chapter 2: Expanding Your Vocabulary (pgs 67-121)

• Start working on learning the Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes located in the Word Parts Glossary on pgs. 103-105• Start focusing on how to identify words with

context clues• Signal vs no signal words• Using logic• Denotation & connotation• EASY

• Quiz on Vocab words from Chapter 1