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 Active reading

As of late, I read an article about active reading and how the educational system allows children from a young age to get familiar with it. Active reading is the process of asking questions while reading or analyzing any written piece of text, however, there are two views of active reading. One study (done by Kintsch and van Dijk) indicated that active reading is something that can be foreseen by thoroughly examining the text structure. 

The article suggests that active reading should be implemented by a young age so you can actively learn without a teachers presence, the article also indicates that planning, checking and evaluating are methods of active reading that help maintain focus on the topic. When asking questions and challenging yourself you trick the brain into keeping interested; if the topic is interesting then reading information about it will help you learn it. To tackle active reading you have to practice it well enough so it can be a useful tool for you to take advantage of, you don't actively read for the sake of it though as there was a study done to show it develops and improves retention and comprehension not only for skilled readers but helps poorer readers too. The key is to ask questions which lead to more questions, class and group discussions are brilliant exercises to develop these skills.

Teachers can grow these skills at an early age by reading teacher manuals, asking students really hard questions, giving the students a reading task and asking them to ask a question about one or two sentences and a really good exercise would be allowing the students to construct a test on a given topic.

Active reading not only allows the learner to challenge themselves by asking questions but also helps with developing a strategic mindset. This will help with planning on how you complete different learning tasks and it also creates a sense of mystery so your mind is interested and focused. When learning written text you should always be asking the Who's, What's When's and How's so you are understanding the information you are learning.

I would like to think that the article was aimed towards students mainly because the information that I learned was focused on how learning bulks of information can be shortened. It gives you a different perspective of how you can tackle and make reading a little bit easier than usual. Nevertheless, I think this article can be of use to anybody not just students, the learning tips may be of use to general readers who are passionate about their books.

My experience with reading this article was both informative but too formal to my liking, it had some valuable information for me to take advantage of but it put me out of my comfort zone. When I think about reading I think that the words shouldn't be too complicated or dignified but instead flow like water and take a smooth approach. I will nonetheless be able to use the knowledge of active reading and constantly quiz myself while reading with the hopes of being able to enhance my planning skills to tackle a task.

Do you feel the same? 

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