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Academic Reading Strategies: Lesson 3

This document provides strategies for effective academic reading. It discusses identifying one's purpose for reading and using text structure to glean needed information. It outlines different reading strategies like previewing, annotating, connecting to prior knowledge, and summarizing. The strategies should be tailored to one's specific reading purpose, such as getting an overview, finding facts, understanding concepts, or analyzing arguments. Matching reading activities to one's purpose improves comprehension and efficiency.

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Academic Reading Strategies: Lesson 3

This document provides strategies for effective academic reading. It discusses identifying one's purpose for reading and using text structure to glean needed information. It outlines different reading strategies like previewing, annotating, connecting to prior knowledge, and summarizing. The strategies should be tailored to one's specific reading purpose, such as getting an overview, finding facts, understanding concepts, or analyzing arguments. Matching reading activities to one's purpose improves comprehension and efficiency.

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ACADEMIC

READING
STRATEGIES
LESSON 3
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the different reading strategies as tool in
academic writing;
2. Evaluate one’s purpose for reading; and
3. Use knowledge of text structure to glean information
he/she needs.
Let’s
Recall
Formal language and informal language are associated
with particular choices of grammar and vocabulary.
Contractions, relative clauses without a relative
pronoun and ellipsis are more common in informal
language.
So, in these sentences…
1.She has decided to accept the job.
2.She’s decided to accept the job.
Consider this cooking analogy, noting the
differences in process
A. Shannon has to make dinner. He goes to the store and walks
through every aisle. He decides to make spaghetti, so he revisits aisles
and reads many packages thoroughly before deciding which groceries
to buy. Once he arrives home, he finds a recipe for spaghetti, but
needs to go back to the store for ingredients he forgot.

B. Taylor also has to make dinner. He wants lots of carbohydrates


because he’s running a marathon soon so he decides to make
spaghetti. After checking some recipes, he makes a list of ingredients.
At the grocery store, he skims aisles to find his ingredients and
chooses products that meet his diet
Answer:
Taylor’s process was more efficient because his purpose
was clear.

So, establishing why you are reading something will


help you decide how to read it, which saves time and
improves comprehension. So here are some strategies
to help you improve your skills.
What are the Different Reading Strategies?
 
Strategies differ from reader to reader. The same
reader may use different strategies for different contexts
because their purpose for reading changes. Ask yourself
“why am I reading?” and “what am I reading?” when
deciding which strategies to try.
What are the Purposes of Reading?
 People read different kinds of text (e.g., scholarly articles, textbooks,
reviews) for different reasons. Some purposes for reading might be
 
to scan for specific information
to skim to get an overview of the text
to relate new content to existing knowledge
to write something (often depends on a prompt)
to critique an argument
to learn something
for general comprehension
 
So, it is important that you adjust your reading strategies to your purpose of
reading. Here’s how to do it.
Before Reading
 Establish your purpose for reading
 Speculate about the author’s purpose for writing
 Review what you already know and want to learn about the topic (see the
guides below)
 Preview the text to get an overview of its structure, looking at headings,
figures, tables, glossary, etc.
 Predict the contents of the text and pose questions about it. If the authors
have provided discussion questions, read them and write them on a note-
taking sheet.
 Note any discussion questions that have been provided (sometimes at the
end of the text)
During Reading
• Annotate and mark (sparingly) sections of the text to easily
recall important or interesting ideas
• Check your predictions and find answers to posed questions
• Use headings and transition words to identify relationships in
the text
• Create a vocabulary list of other unfamiliar words to define
later
• Try to infer unfamiliar words’ meanings by identifying their
relationship to the main idea
• Connect the text to what you already know about the topic
• Take breaks (split the text into segments if necessary)
After Reading
 Summarize the text in your own words (note what you
learned, impressions, and reactions) in an outline,
concept map, or matrix (for several texts)
 Talk to someone about the author’s ideas to check your
comprehension
 Identify and reread difficult parts of the text
 Define words on your vocabulary list and practice using
them
What’s your Purpose for Reading?
Directions: Complete these tasks. Match your Purpose in
Reading with your Activity. Suppose your purpose is in the 1st
Column. Fill in the activity that you will do to achieve your
purpose. The first one is done for you. Write your answer in
your notebook.
PURPOSE ACTIVITY
Get an Overview of the Text I will look at headings,
subheadings, intro, abstract.

Search for a specific fact  


Check what theory the author is
using  

Understand a concept  

Analyze the steps in an argument  


Compare ideas with what the author
says  
Let’s Remember This!

Reflection….today you are able to


 Use features of the text to help you read more effectively
 Adapt your reading activities to match your purpose.
 Find out which conditions and strategies help you study best.

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