Interactivity

Whether reading in an e-book or paper book, these strategies are so helpful to develop better reading comprehension, and they can be applied with fiction or non-fiction reading.

·      Highlighting/underlining

A reader may highlight/underline the important concept, points, numbers, names, etc. It is important to highlight just a few words. Teacher Hoffman believes in a page there should be just few words highlighted, or even better to keep a list of names and ideas you want to remember, so a person can remember them. A good rule of is to underline no more than 25% of the text.

·      Writing notes

A reader can write notes of him/herself either on the margins or using sticky notes. These notes could be question for themselves, an explanation for that point, other references, etc. Another great way to take notes is using some of the notes temples. This way is effective especially with students, and it is so helpful when studying that lesson.

Here are some other interactive reading strategies by Janet Ewell a teacher can apply for his/her students:  http://charactered.ocde.us/ICE/lessons_html/interactive_reading.html

References

Academictips.org. (n.d) Reading and highlighting tips. Retrieved from http://www.academictips.org/acad/literature/readingandhighlighting.html

Keesee, G .(2008). Textbook highlighting and marking. Retrieved from  http://www.slideshare.net/gskeesee/marking-your-textbook

Learning Assistance Centre of University of Manitoba. (2011). Text marking and highlighting. Retrieved from http://umanitoba.ca/student/u1/images/Text_Marking_and_Highlighting_(Revised_2010).pdf