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A Plan for Active ReadingA Plan for Active Reading
• What is active reading?
• Active reading will
• increase focus and concentration
• promote greater understanding of what you read
• prepare you to study for tests and exams
• Four steps in active reading:
• Previewing
• Marking
• Reading with concentration
• Reviewing
Your TurnYour Turn
Which of these four steps do you always,
sometimes, or never do? Do any of them
seem unnecessary? If so, why?
Strategies for Reading TextbooksStrategies for Reading Textbooks
• Math texts
• Include more symbols, formulas and proofs than words
• Complete assigned textbook exercises
• Don’t memorize but understand the steps to solving a problem
• Science texts
• Important to understand concepts/terms
• Underline/highlight or outline chapters
• Social science and humanities texts
• Filled with terms/jargon unique to a particular field of study
• Expand viewpoints in ongoing debates/controversies
• Supplementary material
• Enriches your understanding of the textbook
Your TurnYour Turn
What is your favorite text in one of your
current courses? Why? Which is your least
favorite text? Why?
Your TurnYour Turn
Are you ever tempted not to buy a
textbook for one of your courses? Why?
What can you do as an alternative? How
important do you think textbooks are in
your courses? In what other ways can you
access the information you want and need
to learn?
MonitoringYour ReadingMonitoringYour Reading
• Important to monitor comprehension
• “Do I understand this?”
• Checking comprehension
• Recite the material aloud to yourself or a group
• Ask:What are the key ideas? What will I see on the test?
• Guess what information will be presented in the next
section
Your TurnYour Turn
How do you monitor your own reading
comprehension? On the basis of the
material, what are some strategies you
could use to ensure you understand what
you are reading?
ImprovingYour ReadingImprovingYour Reading
• Developing your vocabulary
• Write down unfamiliar terms
• Consider the context
• Analyze the term to discover the root of the word
• If English is not your first language
• Read slowly and more than once
• Look up every word you don’t know
• Practice thinking, writing, and speaking in English
• Take advantage of your college’s helping services
TechTip: Embrace the E-bookTechTip: Embrace the E-book
• The pros and cons of a digital reader
• Pros
• Portable
• Holds a range of media
• Saves trees
• Can buy books online from anywhere, even internationally
• Can type notes, highlight passages, copy and paste selections
• Cons
• Expensive
• Can break if you drop it
• Harder to flip through the pages
• Textbooks not widely available yet

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  • 2. A Plan for Active ReadingA Plan for Active Reading • What is active reading? • Active reading will • increase focus and concentration • promote greater understanding of what you read • prepare you to study for tests and exams • Four steps in active reading: • Previewing • Marking • Reading with concentration • Reviewing
  • 3. Your TurnYour Turn Which of these four steps do you always, sometimes, or never do? Do any of them seem unnecessary? If so, why?
  • 4. Strategies for Reading TextbooksStrategies for Reading Textbooks • Math texts • Include more symbols, formulas and proofs than words • Complete assigned textbook exercises • Don’t memorize but understand the steps to solving a problem • Science texts • Important to understand concepts/terms • Underline/highlight or outline chapters • Social science and humanities texts • Filled with terms/jargon unique to a particular field of study • Expand viewpoints in ongoing debates/controversies • Supplementary material • Enriches your understanding of the textbook
  • 5. Your TurnYour Turn What is your favorite text in one of your current courses? Why? Which is your least favorite text? Why?
  • 6. Your TurnYour Turn Are you ever tempted not to buy a textbook for one of your courses? Why? What can you do as an alternative? How important do you think textbooks are in your courses? In what other ways can you access the information you want and need to learn?
  • 7. MonitoringYour ReadingMonitoringYour Reading • Important to monitor comprehension • “Do I understand this?” • Checking comprehension • Recite the material aloud to yourself or a group • Ask:What are the key ideas? What will I see on the test? • Guess what information will be presented in the next section
  • 8. Your TurnYour Turn How do you monitor your own reading comprehension? On the basis of the material, what are some strategies you could use to ensure you understand what you are reading?
  • 9. ImprovingYour ReadingImprovingYour Reading • Developing your vocabulary • Write down unfamiliar terms • Consider the context • Analyze the term to discover the root of the word • If English is not your first language • Read slowly and more than once • Look up every word you don’t know • Practice thinking, writing, and speaking in English • Take advantage of your college’s helping services
  • 10. TechTip: Embrace the E-bookTechTip: Embrace the E-book • The pros and cons of a digital reader • Pros • Portable • Holds a range of media • Saves trees • Can buy books online from anywhere, even internationally • Can type notes, highlight passages, copy and paste selections • Cons • Expensive • Can break if you drop it • Harder to flip through the pages • Textbooks not widely available yet