Activity on Reading Strategies

Activity

The following strategies can help you with reading. Please classify them on the basis of pre-reading, while-reading, and post- reading. Put tick (Ö) 1. pre-reading 2. while-reading 3. while-reading

1. Reading the topic or heading of the passage.	1  2  3
2. Looking at the illustrations and pictures given in the texts.	1  2  3
3. Reading the every first sentence of each paragraph in texts.	1  2  3
4. Asking yourself how the given texts are related to what you have already known.	1  2  3
5. Trying to think about the reason why you are reading the text.	1  2  3
6. Asking yourself and try to understand what the purpose of the text the writer conveys?	1  2  3
7. Changing the predictions slightly in order for the better comprehension.	1  2  3
8. Linking your prior knowledge or knowledge of the world with your reading for the better comprehension of the texts.	1  2  3
9. Checking the predictions about the texts while reading.	1  2  3
10. Practicing the skills and strategies you have been using during your reading for future or further reading.	1  2  3
11. Applying the knowledge of the texts you read in your daily activities.	1  2  3
12. Skipping the words you do not know the meaning in the texts and keep reading.	1  2  3
13. Breaking the sentences into smaller units, phrases, and individual words for your understanding of the passage.	1  2  3
14. Read repeatedly aloud or silently and try to understand every word to help you to understand the ideas in the texts.	1  2  3
15. Taking notes and having the important words and ideas underlined.	1  2  3
16. Translating the passage read into your own language.	1  2  3
17. Finding out the word parts to reason the meaning in the texts. For example: postwar → post (after) + war.	1  2  3
18. Reading the questions before reading the texts.	1  2  3
19. Reading the conclusion before reading the texts.	1  2  3
20. Going back to read some parts of the texts of that you are not sure.	1  2  3
21. Writing the summary of the text.	1  2  3
22. Using skimming and scanning to extract both relevant ideas and main ideas.	1  2  3
23. Using the inner structure of the vocabulary and sentence structure to help you understand the texts.	1  2  3
24. Reading the passage and trying to make predictions about what the passages are about?	1  2  3
25. Predicting what is going to be about in the next.	1  2  3
26. Referring to either a bilingual or a monolingual dictionary for the meaning when you do not know the words.	1  2  3
27. Guessing unfamiliar words from the clues in the texts for better comprehension.	1  2  3
28. Putting down the new words and phrases on your vocabulary index cards.	1  2  3
29. Discussing with your friends, classmates, and teachers about what your thoughts are.	1  2  3
30. Giving yourself a reward.	1  2  3
31. When you do not comprehend the text read, telling yourself not to give up and continue reading.	1  2  3
32. Drawing tree map or bubble map to help you organize the information.	1  2  3
33. Using what you have learnt to facilitate your other English skills.	1  2  3
34. Having the news words or phrases grouped according their types.	1  2  3
35. Associating words you read with your existing language knowledge when you do not know the words.	1  2  3
36. Stopping to listen to the music to lower your anxiety for the better productive comprehension when you have difficulty in reading comprehension.	1  2  3
37. Cooperating with successful readers rather than with less successful readers when you do not comprehend the text read totally.	1  2  3
38. Confirming what you have read with friends, classmates, and teachers.	1  2  3
39. Note which date you will read it again after finish reading.	1  2  3