1. 1 Professional Communications Reading With A Purpose Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

2. Active Reading Actively processing the words, phrases, and sentences you read; requires you to be involved and to do something in response to the words. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2

3. Pre-reading Pre-reading – The process of skimming a text to locate key ideas prior to reading the document from beginning to end. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 3

4. Predict Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 4 Predict – To foretell on the basis of observation or experience.

5. Presumption Something believed based on probable or assumed reliability. 5Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

6. Preview Preview – To review text prior to reading it from start to finish. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 6

7. Prior Knowledge Prior knowledge Information or experiences a person has had in the past that relate to a current topic of interest or instruction. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 7

8. Prioritize To rank items in order from most to least important. 8Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

9. The three groups for prioritizing reading material: Read now Read later File or discard Three Groups for Prioritizing 9Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

10. Purpose Purpose – The main idea or reason for a piece of communication. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 10

11. Reading For Detail Reading all words and phrases, considering their meaning, and determining how they combine with other elements to convey ideas. 11Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

12. Scanning To quickly glance through a message to find something specific. 12Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

13. Skimming To quickly glance through an entire document. 13Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

14. Skillful Reading When reading skillfully, you get meaning from written words and symbols and evaluate their accuracy and validity. 14Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

15. Four Musts When Actively Reading You must consider the writer’s purpose Consider your purpose for reading Relate what you read to your prior knowledge Evaluate reading material both as you read and after you read to ensure understanding and form judgments 15Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

16. Approaches to Reading The three approaches to reading are: Skimming Scanning Reading for detail 16Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

17. Improve Your Reading Reading more and using a dictionary are the best ways to improve your reading skills. 17Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

18. Pre-reading Strategies Predict Preview Purpose Prior knowledge Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 18

19. Annotating Strategies Highlight key information, new vocabulary, significant quotes, or references to other works Make notes in the margin (in pencil) or on post-it notes Write a brief summary Keep a list of key information Create a vocabulary list of new terms with definitions Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 19

20. Post-reading Strategies Skim the text again, adding to your notes and highlighting Keep all of your notes with the text Create a timeline of events Finish all related assignments while information is fresh Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 20