Active Reading Strategies!

Why do I need to know how to read actively?

Great Question – It’s about a Lexile!

Lexile ratings are important to REAL life activities!

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So, why do I care about my Lexile?750 – Toy Assembly Instructions830 – PlayStation Install Instructions1020 – Drivers’ License Manual1040 – 11th Grade American Lit. Text1100 – 11th Grade Chemistry Text1130 – iPod Installation Manual1160 – Car Warranty Application1220 – Scholastic Homepage1270 – Application for Student Aid1380 – The New York Times1410 – State Job Application1460 – College Text1500+ - College Application

Lexile Range

9th 1000-1200

10th 1025-1250

11th 1050-1300

12th 1050-1300

Okay, I get it…but how?The key to increasing your ability is to …

READACTIVEly

A is for…Ask Questions!

Ask three questions that you are EITHER unsure or curious about.

They should be thick questions, which means they

Provoke discussionCannot be answered with a yes or no (thin)

C is for…Making Connections!As you read this text, think about what it reminds you of. T-S: Discuss how the text relates to something you’ve experienced in your life.T-T: Discuss how the text relates to something you’ve seen in a movie or read before.T-W: Discuss how the text relates to a world issue or event.T-H: Discuss how the text relates to a historical event.T-P: Discuss how the text reminds you of someone you know.

T is for … Tracking Down MeaningFind a paragraph or section you don’t understand.• After the first time, write a response (what you

got from it.)• After the second time, write any new

information you’ve gathered from it.• After the third time, your understanding should

be clearer than at first. Write a final response.

• If it’s a word that stumps you, write it down – then look it up!

I is for … Making InferencesFind one passage that foreshadows something in the

text.

• Write the page/paragraph number down.• Write what you predict.• Write why you predict that, using evidence

from the passage you just listed.

V is for … VisualzeFind a place in the text that uses powerful imagery, language that appeals to the five senses.

Copy a quote from that section.

Illustrate the quote.

E is for … Eureka!!Putting it all together.

• This should be the last note you add, at the end of each chapter, section, text.

• Think about what the text was about (main points only).

• Write a sentence of exactly 15 words to recap the main idea.

Now you are ready to be an

ACTIVEReader!