1. RAMON ALBERTO GONZALEZ QUEVEDO A01421558
READING ESTRATEGIES
ReadingandLanguage Knowledge
Studentsneedtopractice the typical skillsusedinreadingtaskssuchas skimmingformainideas,
scanningto locate keyinformationandguessingthe meaningof wordsfromtheircontext.
In the workplace,manystudentshave beenoutof the worldof educationforsome time sothey
may have forgottenbasicexamtechniques.Forexample,some mayhesitatetoselectamultiple
choice answerif theyare not completelysure of the solutionandmightprefertoleave the
questionblank.Othersmayneedreassuringthatitisperfectlyacceptabletoarrive atthe correct
answerbyeliminatingthe incorrectpossibilitiesratherthanbysimplyknowingthe correct
response.Again,lotsof practice alongwithpositive feedbackishelpful.
1. Re-readthe text
2. Activate PriorKnowledge
3. Use ContextClues
4. InferMeaning
5. ThinkAloud
6. Summarize the Story
7. Locate KeyWords
8. Make Predictions
9. Use Word Attack Strategies
10. Visualize
11. Use Graphic Organizers
12. Evaluate Understanding
