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• Monitor comprehension [if you are lost, slow down your pace; try to make a model, diagram, or concept map of the material].
• Anticipate what is next—make predictions about the content.
3. Reviewing the Text. Immediately review what you have read so that you will remember it. Benefit: In order to move new information from short-term memory into your long-term memory, do not simply close the book when you have finished reading.
Strategies:
• Write to recall [paraphrase/summarize the paragraph, section, chapter, etc.].
• Reread challenging sections.
• Critically think about the text [author’s purpose, make inferences (“an educated guess”), draw conclusions, identify fallacies, look for bias, determine fact vs. opinion, etc.]
• Formulate critical questions about the topic [for example, “How are rock formations in Utah similar to ones in Arizona?
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