Exploring theReading Process

Your Job . . . Take notes on the reading process – what to do

Before you readWhile you readAfter you read

In PairsShare three reasons you want to become a better reader.

Reading is an Interaction• Use your imagination – form a mental

picture• Use your body – take a pen and mark

up the reading

BeforeYou

Read

The Reading Process

Skills to Use Before Reading• Guess the purpose of the reading.• Survey it to get an overview of what

will be coming.• Predict what’s going to happen.• Think about your prior knowledge of

the subject matter.

Guess the PurposeIs a reading meant to

•Persuade,•Inform, or•Entertain?

PIE

The purpose is easy . . . .

PersuadeInform

Entertain

Sound It OutIn a moment different reading materials will flash on the screen.

CLAP if you think the material would

INFORM

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaper

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Comic BookNational Enquirer

Cookbook

Get Rich Quick WebsiteNewspaper Editorial

Army Rangers Manual

OK, let’s try this again. This time

STOMP YOUR FEETif you think the material would

PERSUADE

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaper

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Comic BookNational Enquirer

Cookbook

Get Rich Quick WebsiteNewspaper Editorial

Army Rangers Manual

Bet you can guess our next step . . .

GIVE A FAKE LAUGHif you think the material would be

ENTERTAIN

Dictionary

Paperback Novel

Phone Book

Magazine Advertisement

People MagazineTextbookNewspaper

Religious Work (like the Bible)

Comic BookNational Enquirer

Cookbook

Get Rich Quick WebsiteNewspaper Editorial

Army Rangers Manual

Yes, some of those had more than one correct answer!!!

SurveySurvey the reading to get an overview of what will be coming. Be sure to look at the following:

•Title•Subtitle•Headings•1st sentences of paragraphs•Photos and captions

PredictOnce you’ve finished your survey you’ll be able to quickly write a sentence telling what you think will happen in the reading.

Use Prior KnowledgeSpend time remembering facts you already know that are related to the reading.

Pair Up• List FIVE statements of prior

knowledge (facts) about each of the topics on the next slide.

Five Facts On . . . • Pirates• Drunk Driving• Recycling

WhileYou

Read

The Reading Process

Practice Interactive Reading• Put a by paragraphs you mostly

understand.

• Put an by paragraphs you don’t understand well.

• Circle words you don’t know if they seem important to the article.

Five Reading TasksWhile you are reading, interact with the reading by doing five learning tasks.

1. Try to understand what the author means.2. Monitor your comprehension.3. Search for relevance.4. Be open to learning something new.5. Search for significance.

Check Your UnderstandingThree clues that you may not be comprehending what you read are

1. You have to slow your reading considerably.2. You go back to reread a section several times.3. You can’t tell what is important and what is

not.

With a New Partner• List TWO signs that let you know you

aren’t understanding the reading• List TWO things you can do to help

solve this problem.

AfterYou

Read

The Reading Process

After a Persuasive Reading• Ask “Did the writer convince me of his

or her point?”

After an Informative Reading • Ask “Did I understand this material?

Why does this information matter?”

Remember

Reading is just the beginning.

After you read the material, you, your instructor, and your classmates will often talk about the ideas that the assignment has raised.

If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.

- W. Edwards Deming