Reading+Nonfiction+Text

Strategies For Reading Nonfiction Text = 1. Set your purpose for reading. What are you trying to find out from reading the piece of text? = = - research, writing a report, textbook assignment, personal interest, etc. = = Knowing the PURPOSE will help you decide what information and ideas are the most important to remember and learn. =

= 2. Activate your prior knowledge = = Think about what you already KNOW about the subject. This will get your brain activated and ready to learn about a particular topic. It will allow your brain to connect new information to information that you already have stored in your brain. =

= 3. PREVIEW the text. = > = - Pictures, graphs, bold font, heading, captions, etc. = = This will also help activate your brain and get it ready for learning. The previewing will allow your brain to prepare for specific types of information that you are about to read. =

= 4. Break the text into sections, read a section and check for comprehension. = = As you read each section: = = = = *Make Predictions = = *Question the text = = *Make Connections = = *Summarize = = *Identify a problem(clarify) = = *Picture it =

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Reading Nonfiction Text Questions