Purpose+for+Reading

Red Book Unit 2 Short Stories ~ Purpose for Reading ~

**Reading to Learn** **Ways to Read** **Skim ** **-**rapid reading for determining the general overall content of the test  **Scan ** **-**rapid reading for specific information in the text  **Extensive ** **-**reading slower and more closely <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">for enjoyment or understanding the content <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 50px; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">Intensive **<span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">**-**deep reading of text <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 50px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">for learning or understanding complex content **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;">Reading takes lots of thinking. **

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">**Think BEFORE Reading** <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">Look over the text**:** <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">*check the title <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;">*look at the pictures - Predict what the text will be about

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">**Think DURING Reading** <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">Visualize: try to picture what you are reading <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">Notice if you don't understand. <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">*Re-read if you don't understand. <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: center;">Check your predictions

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: right;">**Think AFTER Reading** <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: right;">Tell yourself or someone what the reading was about. <span style="color: #c82020; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: right;">Ask for help if you don't understand part of the reading.