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Homework
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LEARNING STRATEGIES |
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 WHY
SHOULD YOU USE ONE OF THESE STRATEGIES WHEN YOU
READ? (or study)
* To help you focus
* To help you understand
what you are
reading
* To help you remember
important
information
TRY
PREVIEWING - Read the
title, illustrations and captions, headings
PREDICTING - What do you
think the reading will be about? (After you
read, see if you were correct.)
POWER OUTLINING - 1. Topic
2.Main ideas
3.Important details
QAR - Ask questions about
the reading and try to answer them.
SUMMARIZING - Tell the main
points
CORNELL NOTES - Main ideas
and important details
3 PART VOCABULARY STRATEGY
- Think of a clue to help you remember the
meaning of an important term.
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Guidelines for Student Success
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to the Reading Page
READING IS THINKING
TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE READING, TRY THESE STRATEGIES:
VISUALIZE - Create pictures in your mind as you read.
MAKE A PREDICTION - about what the reading will be about next; then
continue reading to see if your prediction was correct.
MAKE A CONNECTION - between what you are reading and what you
already know.
ASK A QUESTION - about what you are reading and try to answer it
from the reading.
REREAD - anything that doesn't make sense to you.
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