After students have read a paragraph or section, have them pause and say what they think is going to happen next. 6. Annotate the text As students read, encourage them to note their reactions to the text in the margins. They can place a question mark when they don’t understand something, a star when something is important, and an exclamation mark when they are surprised. 7. Consider other perspectives After students have read the text one time, ask them to read it again and pretend they are reading it from someone else’s point of view. 8. Participate in a jigsaw activity This collaborative technique works well for longer texts. Assign each student to a “jigsaw” group then give each student a section of the text to read. When they have finished, have them get together with members from the other groups who've been assigned the same section. In these new groups, students discuss and become “experts” on their section. Students then return to their original “jigsaw” groups and teach their group members about their section. Cut up the reading and have students put it in order. This activity requires students to think logically as they examine sequencing words and transitions. 10. Create a Venn diagram Students are often asked to read articles that compare and contrast two or more topics Here are some types of reading material to try: books (including children's books and graded readers) newspapers online news articles (try EC's easy news) online blogs about topics that interest you (search for "top 10 blog" lists by topic) letters (personal and commercial) transcripts (of some online videos) and sub-titles on films short stories (try these on EnglishClub) poetry proverbs recipes for cooking 10 Reading Tips
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