Strategies that Work-Chapters 1 and 2

What are the three steps needed for Thinking intensive reading?

• 1. Develop Awareness

  2. Become Strategic

  3. Read With A Purpose

• 1. Develop Awareness

  2. Become Strategic

  3. Recognize the Power of Thinking

• 1. Become Strategic

  2. Read With A Purpose

  3. Ask Questions

• 1. Become Strategic

  2. Determine Importance

  3. Infer and Visualize

Comprehension means that readers don't think about what they are reading, but only about what they are learning?

• True

• False

Non-fiction reading comprehension which requires heavy note taking is_____________ (efferent, aesthetic)

Strategic learners are learners who?

• Are unaware of thought processes while reading

• Are aware there is a disruption in understanding meaning. Lack of understanding

• Use a variety of tools to enhance their understanding

• Have a strategic approach to reading and are able to be flexible in approach. (trial and error method to approach)

What does the comprehension knowledge-building activity consist of? There are four.

Readers take a leap towards independence when they have developed the ability to?

• Monitor their comprehension

• Give reading a purpose

• Efferent and Aesthetic reading

• Complete long standing studies

Inferential thinking allows learners to grasp the deeper essence of text and information by "reading between the line."

• True

• False

Research on reading comprehension was initiated because

• Students were asking questions

• Teachers were not teaching reading comprehension

• Students were able to summarize and synthesize information

• Teachers were not assessing reading comprehension

Students only need one strategy as a tool for enhancing comprehension.

• True

• False