How can I pay attention to what I am reading?

Question

Reading, study skills

Answer 1

Reading is a skill that takes practice and daily effort, just like working out or cooking. Luckily, the more you do it and take the time to practice meta cognitive strategies while you do it, the better you become! This requires attention and focus strategies in addition to reflecting as you read.

Annotating is a great strategy that helps you track your thinking! See this chart that you can use to help your analysis and comprehension.

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Answer 2

1. Activate background knowledge you have about the topic or subject. Have you read other books/articles from this author?
2. Make inferences in order to extract and construct meaning.
3. When you find your mind wandering, go back in the text to reread and clear up any confusion.
4. Question, question, question - question why the author is using certain words or writing in a particular tone, question why the characters act the way they do, etc.
5. Research or look up unknown information. When you find an unknown word, check its definition. When you come across new information, do some quick research to educate yourself.
6. Paraphrase what you have read.
7. Visualize what you read.

Answer 3

Improve your reading retention by being an ACTIVE reader.

1) Before you read, take a look at the text. Do you know anything about it already?

2) While reading, use a pen or highlighter to make notes about interesting or confusing things.

3) When you finish, write a brief summary about what you learned.