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Questioning
| Reading Expository Text | Vocabulary
How to Read a Textbook | Reading
and Interpreting Diverse Materials
The
format of a textbook affects the reading strategies a student uses.
The more organizational and formatting aids there are, the easier
it is for students to make sense of the materials. Students can
benefit from direct instruction in how to use the following:
- Cover
- Table
of contents
- Index
- Preface
and/or introduction
- Conclusion
or summary
- Pictures,
graphs, tables, figures (Images usually contain much more information
than straight text.)
- Section
headings (These help the reader understand the book's structure.)
- Special
typeface or formatting: boldface, italics, numbered items, lists
- Questions
- Vocabulary
lists
Sites
That Matter
If
you want to find out more about specific strategies to help students
learn to read textbooks, choose from the links below:
English
Across the Curriculum: Language Demands of a Text Book
English Online provides this overview of what is required in order
to read a textbook.
english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/
resources/learntolearn/demands.html
Improving
Students' Understanding of Textbook Content
This piece was written for students with learning disabilities,
but it is also a good all-purpose article. It covers the following
topics: Giving Weak Readers a "Head Start," Getting Your
Students to Become More Active Comprehenders and Thinkers, and Getting
Students to Consolidate and Extend Their Textbook Knowledge. www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/
understanding_textbooks.html
Specific
Reading Comprehension Strategies
This site gives an overview of advice for students focusing on reading
and study skills strategies.
muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/reading.html#Strategies
Textbook
Organization
This site covers several aspects of textbook organization: general
organization, specific organization styles, exercises in identifying
organization style, and textbook organization worksheets.
http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/reading.html
Ways
of Reading Texts
This site provides excellent information for secondary students
and background for teachers. It includes effective reading strategies
and ways of reading a text. slc.otago.ac.nz/studyskills/ch3sect2.asp
Reading
Skills
This site offers a basic introduction to reading textbooks, including
sections on types of reading, reading skills, efficient reading,
previewing, SQ3R, reading on screen, and types of books.
www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/knowitall/studyskills/reading.htm
Reading
Methods: SQ3R
SQ3R stands for Scan, Question, Read, Recite, and Review. This site
describes how this method helps students focus on the material they
are reading. This site offers an excellent overview and detailed
descriptions of the SQ3R method for study skills.
www.arc.sbc.edu/sq3r.html
Study
Skills for Middle School: Reading Tips! SQ3R
This page details the SQ3R reading method and gives students questions
to ask themselves while reading.
www.fm.cnyric.org/eagle_Hill/bowers/read.htm
Web
Tools for Educators: Sq3R Chart Generator
Teach-nology helps students generate an SQ3R chart.
www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/sq3r/
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