Transcript Active Reading Strategies Powerpoint

Active Reading Strategies
a.k.a. ARS
Brought to you by: Mrs. Creelman
ACTIVE reading strategies
Active
You've got to be in it
Passive
to win it!
active
READING strategies
"An apple ate my appendage!
"An apple ate my
appendage!"
Decoding: turning symbols into sounds.
"A" says "A" or "Ah"
Vocabulary: word meanings
An "appendage" is part of an item that juts out from the base.
*Comprehension: understanding what is meant
"You mean to tell me that fruit ate your thumb?!"
active reading
STRATEGIES
A bunch of curious scientists wondered - "Hey, why is reading
easy for some and hard for others?"
These scientists did their little experiments and observations
and learned that there are six things that good readers seemed
to do that helped them comprehend the text.
"Eureeka!" They had found an answer to their question!
What are these
ARS? Inquiring minds want to
Predict
Use given clues and what
you know about life to
make a guess about what
might happen in the future.
Guess
"I think that ...might
happen because...."
Connect
Find similarities between the
text and
• other books
• your life
• classwork
• movies
"Oh, that's just like when..."
"I had an uncle like that, too."
Evaluate
to make a judgement or to give an opinion
For example:
"Twilight was the best book ever written! It was so realistic I
felt like I knew Bella and Edward."
"That was dumb. He should have just ignored his coach and
suited up anyway."
Clarify
To clear up confusion parts or to summarize what occured.
Examples:
"Schmere? What's schmere? Oh, the word is 'there' That
makes much more sense!"
In the first chapter, Brian had a small plane to himself and the
pilot as he headed to Alaska. The plane crashed, killing the
pilot, and left twelve-year-old Brian to fend for himself in the
Alaskian wilds.
Visualize
to picture it in your mind's eye; to make a movie in your head
Question
Wonder; inquire
"What just happened? Who is he?"
Question: "How will I ever remember
all of these strategies?"
Remember...
People can't eat carrots
very quietly.