Active Reading
Active Reading is when students read FOR A PURPOSE
Active Reading Includes:
1) Making Connections between the text and your life. These connections could be made to life experiences, movies you watched, tv shows, books, video games or previous things you have learned.Â
2) Identifying and Defining New Words (see dictionary)
3) Putting key concepts and important information in your own words.
Active reading DOES NOT include highlighting.
Active Reading Example