Paraphrasing
Tips for Paraphrasing
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Vocabulary Strategies
Learn How to Improve Your Vocabulary as You Read The ability to read effectively requires a strong vocabulary. This unit covers different strategies and tools for improving your reading vocabulary. Click on one of...
Inferencing
Learn About How to Make Inferences as you Read For a printable reference guide about inferencing, please click here.
Annotating
Annotation Tips Annotation, which means “to add notes,” is one of the key skills of active reading. By reading with a pen, pencil, or highlighter in hand, the reader can pause to mark important...
Activity
Below, you’ll find several questions that help you practice how to preview a text. Each question targets a different part of the text that you should preview. After following the directions and selecting your...
Active vs. Passive Reading
Have you ever read a page from a textbook and at the end of the page realized you have no idea what you just read? Successful readers develop active reading habits that improve their...