Active Learning/Reading: Using attention and strategies to learn through reading
Previewing and Predicting: Helps activate prior knowledge using clues in text (pictures, subtitles, etc.)
Connecting and Comparing: Connecting prior knowledge to new information & thinking more specifically about connections made e.g. How is the similar/different to…?
Schema: Organizing knowledge to provide framework for understanding
Comprehending: Understanding of the material read
Metacognition: Being aware of understanding what is being read and regulating thinking process (thinking about thinking).
Inferencing: Taking information from a text and creating interpretations beyond the literal level
Critical Reading and Thinking Skills: Interpreting and evaluating heard and read material (thinking deeply)
Synthesizing: Piecing information together to keep track of what is happening
Creating Images: Creating sensory images
Self-Questioning: Providing a framework or active learning as students engage with the text to find answers
Skimming: Glancing quickly through material to gain an overall view of text
Scanning: Glancing through a text to locate specific details, e.g. names, dates, etc.
Determining Importance: Prioritizing most important information from phrase, sentence, paragraph, chapter or whole text
Summarizing and Paraphrasing: Reducing larger texts to focus on important elements & re-stating in own words using key words to capture main focus
Vocabulary/Decoding Word Structure: Using word parts to break multi-syllabic words into smaller chunks
Using Context Clues: Unlocking the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading on to determine unknown word/phrase
Adjusting Reading Rate: Adjusting rate when appropriate, e.g. slowing down to comprehend new information, or speeding up to scan for key words
Using Analogy: Transferring familiar words to help identify unfamiliar words
Using References: Using a dictionary, thesaurus, reference chart or glossary to help find word meanings/pronunciations
