1. Chapter 3: Strategic Reading and Study
Bridging the Gap, 9/e Brenda Smith
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2. In This Chapter You Will Answer the Questions:
What is strategic reading?
What is a study strategy?
What are the three stages of reading?
What are the strategies for previewing?
Why should you activate your schemata?
What is metacognition?
What are the strategies for integrating knowledge during reading?
Why recall or self-test what you have read?
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3. What is Strategic Reading?
Reading strategically means using specific techniques for understanding, studying, and learning.
Four Types of Readers
Tacit learners/readers.
Aware learners/readers.
Strategic learners/readers.
Reflective learners/readers.
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The Stages of Reading
Previewing Stage: predict, question, activate past knowledge (schemata) and establish a purpose for reading.
Knowledge Integration Stage: predict, picture images, relate ideas, monitor understanding, correct strategies.
Recall Stage: review, connect information, react, reflect, and evaluate.
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5. Stage 1: Strategies for Previewing
Signposts for answering preview questions
Title.
Introductory Material.
Subheadings.
Italics, Boldface Print, and Numbers.
Visual Aids.
Concluding Summary.
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6. Reader’s Tip: Asking Questions Before Reading
What is the topic of the material?
What do I already know?
What is my purpose for reading?
How is the material organized?
What will be my plan of attack?
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7. Preview to Activate Schemata
A schema (plural, schemata) is like a computer file in your brain that holds all you know about the subject.
Previewing helps you predict the topic. Then…
Previewing helps bring up your past knowledge of the topic to the printed page.
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8. Stage 2: Strategies for Integrating Knowledge while Reading
The good reader is always:
Predicting
Visualizing
Drawing comparisons to assimilate new knowledge
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9. Reader’s Tip: Using Thinking Strategies While Reading
Make predictions.
Describe the picture you’re forming in your head from the information.
Share an analogy.
Monitor your ongoing comprehension.
Correct gaps in comprehension.
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Metacognition
Metacognition means having the knowledge and awareness and understanding of the thinking processes involved while you read.
Strategies of Metacognition
Predict
Picture (visualize)
Relate
Monitor
Correct strategies to fit the reading
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11. Reader’s Tip: Developing Metacognition for Reading
Know about reading.
Know how to monitor.
Know how to correct confusion.
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12. Metacognition Strategies
Keep Your Eye on the Ball: FOCUS!
Gain Insight Through Think-Alouds.
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13. Stage 3: Strategies for Recalling
The Three Steps of Recalling
Self-Test.
Make Connections.
Text-to-self.
Text-to-text.
Text-to-world.
React and Reflect.
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14. Reader’s Tip: Recalling After Reading
Pinpoint the topic.
Select the most important points.
Relate the information: to yourself, other written material, and to global issues.
React: form opinions and evaluate the material.
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Summary Points
What is strategic reading?
What is a study strategy?
What are the three stages of reading?
What are the strategies for previewing?
Why should you activate your schemata?
What is metacognition?
What are the strategies for integrating knowledge during reading?
Why recall or self-test what you have read?
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16. Concept Prep for History
What events led up to World War II?
What was the U.S. role in the war?
What was D-Day?
How did the war with Japan end?
Check out these important events in history on page 124 of your textbook.
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17. Concept Prep for Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humankind.
Special areas of anthropology are:
Physical anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Archaeology
Famous anthropologists are Louis and Mary Leakey and Margaret Mead.
Who were our early ancestors?
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Search the Net
For suggested Web sites and other research activities, go to
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Vocabulary Booster
Complete the exercises for “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Vocabulary Booster!
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