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LIFE LESSONS “When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.” - Christopher Morley “When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.” - Christopher Morley
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Welcome! Lets Read!
General Questions & Weekly News
Please share your weekly news …
General questions?
LIFE LESSONS
“When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.”
- Christopher Morley
Unit 6 Objectives Objective 1: Explore tips and strategies for
improving reading comprehension and note taking strategies.
Objective 2: Read material using the scan, read, interpret method.
Objective 3: Explore two areas of the LASSI Scales to learn personal improvement strategies.
Every Childs Friend says….The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
Weekly Reminders & Announcements
Focus on Successful Completion Identify Obstacles & Plan Ahead Ongoing Communication Unit 4 Grades Gradebook Revisions
Unit 6 Assignments Complete the Unit 6 Readings “Reading Strategies” “Note-taking”
Attend the Unit 6 Discussion
Complete the Unit 6 Assignment
Questions?
Reading & Note-taking Think of Reading & Note-taking as habits.
A "habit” is something you can change and improve upon—think about that!
Let us focus on creating some GOOD HABITS here!
FEAR we all experience this! Don't be afraid to try some new things and
make some new changes. This is how PROGRESS is made!!
Observation OBSERVATION is an important step in the
critical thinking process, so let me ask each of you to OBSERVE and identify some of the specific reading challenges you find yourselves facing in this course or in your other courses here at Kaplan.
List some of your reading challenges here...
Reading Strategies Now that you have identified some of the
reading challenges you are facing, think seriously about some of the strategies you do use and/or can use to help yourselves meet these challenges.
Tell us what you are doing (or could do) to help yourself overcome the reading challenges you have listed here.
Active Reading When you are reading you must concentrate on
being an "active reader." Don't just passively read the words on the page!
Determine what it is you seek from the material you are reading; ask questions; underline, highlight and take notes, read out loud (… and all of the other things you were listing here).
Directly involve yourself in the reading process!
To Read or not to Read Why do YOU think it is so important to be
an active reader?
Active VS Passive What would you say is the difference
between being an active and a passive reader?
Active =
Passive =
Know Your Reading Needs INVOLVE yourself more when you must
retain facts and recall information later (active reading).
Relax and go for a nice ride when you are just reading for pleasure (passive reading).
Take time to ASK yourself: "What do I need to gain from this reading?"
Reading & Note-taking Strategies
Highlighting Broaden your
Background Knowledge
Create Motivation & Interest
Strengthen your Vocabulary
Have a Reading Method (SRI)
Cornell System Mapping Charting Outlining
Who can make the changes?Once again it all comes back to …
YOU!
Experiment with a few new strategies THIS WEEK!!
Thanks for Attending!
Good Bye see you all next week!
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