13 Key Reading

StrategiesSkilled readers do these

things—that's why they're skilled!

1. Making good choices

Know your strengths and weaknesses and choose your

books accordingly.

2. ConnectingLink to things you already

know about this topic; connect to similar things in your

experience.

3. QuestioningAsk questions to give your

reading purpose and direction.

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4. PredictingMake some quick guesses

about what you'll be reading.

5. Reading with the

right level of detail

Change your reading style based on what you're reading.

6. Monitoring comprehension

Stop! Pay attention! Do youunderstand what you're reading?

7. Fixing broken

comprehensionIf you don't understand what

you're reading, don't just sit there.DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE

THE PROBLEM!

8. Developing fluency

Read smoothly and with expression; group words into

chunks of meaning.

9. VisualizingPicture the scene in your mind.

10. Manipulating information

Summarize, categorize, prioritize, synthesize and organize information on

your mental hard drive.

11. Going below the surface

Look beyond the words. Why are things happening? What could it

mean?

12. Building vocabulary

The more words you know, the more you'll understand

of what you read.

13. Navigating text

Learn where to find everything you need in your book.

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