Skill Term: Reading for College

Focus on Incremental Progress

If students are struggling a lot with getting an entire long article, book, etc. completed, look for small victories. While ideally you want them to read and understand the entire text, focus instead on making sure each student reads/understands a section of the text during class. Build on that victory, helping students to understand that […]

Reading through Annotation

Use an annotation tool like Hypothesis to structure reading assignments. Suggested Assignments There are lots of ideas online about how to use annotation for reading assignments. Here are a few to look at and explore: Considerations

Reading for Ideas

Have students complete a reading with a very focussed assignment: finding one passage/quote to share with the class. Steps NOTE: Tell students they can’t duplicate anyone else’s quote, so there is incentive to do this early. Follow-up Assignment Ideas Considerations Students often struggle with “an approach” to their reading. They sit down to read without […]