The Stages of Reading Three THINKING Stages After

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The Stages of Reading Three THINKING Stages After Before • Recall • React •

The Stages of Reading Three THINKING Stages After Before • Recall • React • Preview • Set goals • Activate Schema During • Predict • Picture • Relate • Monitor • correct

Stage Two: Integrating Knowledge You can’t tell the difference between good and bad readers

Stage Two: Integrating Knowledge You can’t tell the difference between good and bad readers by watching them. Myths ◦ ◦ Good readers read fast read effortlessly don’t need to think too much don’t need to reread

Knowing about knowing Good readers work hard to assimilate the information they read. Good

Knowing about knowing Good readers work hard to assimilate the information they read. Good readers understand the processes involved in reading Good readers consciously control their reading ways. Good readers are metacognatively aware (they know about knowing)

Poor Readers – Goodreaders Poor Good Poor readers don’t know when they Good readers

Poor Readers – Goodreaders Poor Good Poor readers don’t know when they Good readers monitor their don’t know. comprehension. Poor readers focus on facts. Good readers place details within a larger framework of understanding Poor readers don’t pay attention to Good readers think about their the ways they reading strategies and adapt them for different tasks. They continue to read without comprehending. Good readers have ways to resolve their confusion.

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 1. Predict: Make educated guesses

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 1. Predict: Make educated guesses

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 1. Predict: Make educated guesses Good readers make

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 1. Predict: Make educated guesses Good readers make predictions about thoughts, events, outcomes, and conclusions. Anticipate what comes next. Anticipate the final conclusion. Anticipate examples and explanations Predictions involve you with the author’s thinking As you read, your predictions are confirmed or denied. When your prediction is invalid, make new ones.

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 2. Picture: Form images

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 2. Picture: Form images

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 2. Picture: Form images The words and ideas

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 2. Picture: Form images The words and ideas should trigger mental images that relate directly or indirectly to what you read. These depend on the reader’s experience and personality. Visualizations enhance the ideas and make them easier to assimilate into your schema

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 3. Relate: Draw Comparisons

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 3. Relate: Draw Comparisons

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 3. Relate: Draw Comparisons Relate new information to

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 3. Relate: Draw Comparisons Relate new information to your existing knowledge. This is a two way process. You embellish the information you read. You make the information you read part of your schema. Relating helps you to digest the information you read.

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 4. Monitor: Check Understanding

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 4. Monitor: Check Understanding

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 4. Monitor: Check Understanding Keep an ongoing summary

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 4. Monitor: Check Understanding Keep an ongoing summary of what you are reading. Pause, sometimes, to review the summary in your head. Constantly consider how each part you read relates to the overall message. When certain information doesn’t seem to fit, try to resolve the confusion. Good readers know when they understand completely.

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 5. Correct Gaps in Understanding Don’t let gaps

5 Thinking Strategies of Good Readers 5. Correct Gaps in Understanding Don’t let gaps continue to exist. When you read in a second language, sometimes, you need to tolerate confusion longer, but keep trying to resolve it. By continuing to read with questions in your mind. By rereading particular sentences for better comprehension. By figuring out certain words or expressions. By reviewing your internal summary. By getting help from others.

How about you? When you read, how do you do each of the following?

How about you? When you read, how do you do each of the following? Try to give one specific example for each. 1. Predict 2. Picture 3. Relate 4. Monitor 5. Correct