This document provides strategies for effective reading before, during, and after reading a text. Before reading, it recommends setting a purpose, previewing the text, activating prior knowledge, and wondering about questions. During reading, it suggests monitoring comprehension, summarizing in your own words, visualizing content, questioning deeply, connecting to other texts and the world, and inferring conclusions. After reading, it advises reflecting on the text, summarizing main points, re-reading for clarification, and evaluating the text.

1. Strategic Reading:
Becoming a More
Effective Reader

2. BEFORE you read—P.A.W.S.
1. Set a Purpose—Why are you reading this information?
2. Preview the Reading—headlines, titles, bolded words, captions, pictures, etc
3. Activate Prior Knowledge—What do you already know about this topic?
4. Wonder—What might happen? What questions do you have about the text?

3. DURING reading
Remember READING IS THINKING
1. Monitor/Clarify—Ask yourself, “do I understand this?” (Re-read)
2. Summarize—Put main point in your own words
3. Visualize—Create a “mental movie”
4. Question—Think deeply about the content
5. Connect—Text to Self, Text to text, Text to World
6. Infer—Predict make conclusions about the text

4. AFTER reading
1. Reflect
2. Summarize main points
3. Re-read for clarification
4. Evaluate