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Chapter 3: Strategic Reading and

Study

Bridging the Gap, 9/eBrenda Smith

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• 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?

In This Chapter You Will Answer the Questions:

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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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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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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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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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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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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 Metacognition1. Predict2. Picture (visualize)3. Relate 4. Monitor5. Correct strategies to fit the reading

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Reader’s Tip:

Developing Metacognition for Reading

• Know about reading.• Know how to monitor.• Know how to correct

confusion.

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Metacognition Strategies

• Keep Your Eye on the Ball: FOCUS!

• Gain Insight Through Think-Alouds.

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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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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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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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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 http://www.ablongman.com/smith/

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Vocabulary Booster

• Complete the exercises for “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Vocabulary Booster!