This document provides reading strategies for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading. It includes tips for getting into the right mindset before reading, strategies for reading faster such as following with your finger or dividing the text into columns, and examples of organizing what was learned through a KPL chart, mind map, or notes.

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This section includes
Strategies for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading.
READING STRATEGIES

3. Pre-reading
• Get into Alpha brainwave state by fixing your
posture, closing your eyes, and imagining a
place that is special to you. Then open your
eyes, and focus on the reading material.

4. Pre-reading continued
• Create a KPL chart.
• In the first column, K, write down what you
know about the reading material.
• In the second column, P, predict what you
think will happen or what you will be told
about in the reading material.
• Leave the third column, L, alone for now.

5. During Reading
• While you are reading, it is a good idea to read
faster so you can learn more. If you are
thinking that you can’t read any
faster, consider this. Your brain can process
4,800 words a minute!
• To read faster, you can move your finger to
follow your eyes in the text, look between the
lines to see more words at a time, or mentally
divide the text into three columns.

6. Post-reading
• Now you fill in the ‘L’ column of your KPL chart
with things you learned.
• You can also create a Mind Map or Notes TM
to summarize what you have learned.
• See the next 3 slides for examples.

7. KPL example
K P L
Casey's favorite cookie—chocolate chip Casey will not get cookie Baker ran out
of chocolate
chip cookies
Something "unexpected" coming Unexpected event—bakery Casey was
closed disappointed
but tried the
sugar cookie
"Cookie Crisis“ in screen title Casey will be upset Liked the sugar
cookie
Bill's favorite cookie is oatmeal raisin Casey's dad likes another kind Casey likes
of cookie another type
of cookie
Bill learned to bake when local bakery closed Casey will find a different Opportunity to
snack learn
something
positive from
the

8. Mind Map Example
Post-reading tips
KPL Chart Notes TM
Mind Map
Also Pre-
reading
Stands for
Taking and
Deals with what Making
you want to notes.
Deals with know
what you Organizes
learned what you
know This is one

9. Notes TM Example
A Notes TM about making a Notes TM… irony.
Notes Reaction
You write the notes on this Where do I write the reaction?
side.
The reaction goes on the right I get it now…
side.
Reactions can be anything you Like this!
think of when you read or
make the notes.

10. This section includes
Gist Statement, Notes TM, why I chose this article, Author’s
Purpose, Point of View, and how visuals help you understand.
MY ARTICLE

11. Why I Chose My Article
• Here is a link to my article:
• http://seminole.flvs.net/webdav/educator_mjctps_v9/paths/reader/week_01/lesson_01/resources/articles/choosingpassw
ord.htm
• I chose this article because I have a lot of
accounts online and I would like to make them
more secure.

12. Gist Statement
• The Gist Statement of my article is:
• The more complex your passwords are, the
safer your online accounts.

13. My Notes TM
Taking Notes (T) Making Notes (M)
Several high-profile Twitter I wonder what kinds of things the
accounts were hacked, including hackers did with access to those
Barack Obama. accounts.
Logging in to something through I’ll have to watch out for that.
another website is usually a scam.
Don’t use the same password for Oops… I need to fix that.
everything, or a hacker has access
to everything.

14. Author’s Purpose and Point of View
• The Author’s Purpose in this article was to
inform the reader of ways to protect their
online accounts and to persuade the reader to
take these actions.
• The article is written in second person.

15. Visuals That Improve Understanding
This picture is a good explanation of one of the
ways to make your passwords safer demonstrated
in the article.