One thing that scientists do to make their work known is to publish their work. By doing this, it lets other people know about the work that they are doing,…
Thomas GaffeyDecember 18, 2021
In this student-facing performance task guide, students use seven reading strategies to help them understand the book they choose to read.
building21December 1, 2021
Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. Titles, headings, tables, and pictures are just some of the text features readers encounter. If you're a reader…
building21December 1, 2021
It is often helpful to "code" the text as you read to enhance close reading. This will help you remember important pieces of information from the text.
building21December 1, 2021
Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. If you're a reader who skips over an example or doesn't look ahead at bolded text, you're missing…
building21December 1, 2021
Note taking is an important skill for recording information—and your response to that information—for later review. When you take notes, you actively process information as you read, listen, or watch.…
Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021
To get the most out of your reading, listening, or watching, you'll want to have strategies for comparing the information you find in multiple sources. The INQUIRY CHART allows you…
Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021
Previewing a text allows you to find the important clues that authors use to communicate meaning to their readers. It also help you zero in on where exactly you can…
Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021
Summarizing is an important skill for analyzing information and recording it for later review. When you summarize, you actively process information as you read, listen, or watch. You make meaning…
Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021
