Scicon Grade 10 TR BM P667-720.Indd

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Reading Strategies Checklist

Before, during, and after you read, check the reading strategies that you use for each unit. This checklist will help you improve your reading skills by identifying good reading habits as well as habits that you still need to develop.

Before I read, I . . . / Unit 1 / Unit 2 / Unit 3 / Unit 4 / Unit 5
read the title
read the headings and bolded words
look at the photos, diagrams, and illustrations
predict what the text will be about
think about what I already know about the topic
set a goal for reading
As I read, I . . . / Unit 1 / Unit 2 / Unit 3 / Unit 4 / Unit 5
identify the organizational pattern
make connections to the text
visualize or draw diagrams and sketches to help me remember the main ideas
confirm, alter, or reject my earlier ideas
ask questions (factual, inferential, evaluative)
stop and check my understanding
look for main ideas
make jot notes
After I read, I . . . / Unit 1 / Unit 2 / Unit 3 / Unit 4 / Unit 5
summarize the main ideas
connect what I have learned to other situations or other things that I have read
compare my thinking before and after reading, and decide how I can use what I have learned

REFLECT ON YOUR READING STRATEGIES

Which strategies helped you most? How might your understanding of the text improve if you use those strategies? What would you change the next time you read a science text?