Text Coding Symbols

Symbol

When to use it

√ When you agree with what you are reading

× When you disagree with what you are reading

? When something you are reading raises a question for you

๑ When you are really confused and the reading does not make sense.

*When you think that something in the reading is very important even if you aren’t sure why yet.

Good readers make notes when they read, in order to process what is going on.

Do you agree with the author? Are you confused? Do you disagree?

Text coding is a way of making notes so that you can return back to what you have read and make sense of it. This process slows you down and helps to focus your reading process.