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Self-Evaluation
- Reading To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. --Edmund Burke |
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Never | Read the questions below & place a check in the appropriate column. |
| Pre-reading
1. When given a reading assignment for school, do you mentally plan when you will create time to complete the assignment? |
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| 2. Do you select a reading location that is appropriate for
you, one that cries out, "This is a studying/working location"? |
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| 3. Do you take preventive measures to minimize distractions? | |||
| 4. Have you planned your time, knowing how long you will read before taking a break and before completing your reading?. | |||
| 5. Have you set out a reward for yourself once you complete the assignment? (tea, a snack, a walk, television, meal...) | |||
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When Reading 6. Do you survey the material to have an idea what the main idea of the assignment is? |
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| 7. Do you transform headings into questions and actively seek an answer? | |||
| 8. Do you highlight or write notes in the margin to emphasize important points or to record inspirations and/or questions that come to mind while reading | |||
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Post-Reading 9. Do you review the material in a way that is significant to you to reinforce the material and see the interrelationship of interconnectedness of sections of the chapter? |
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| 10.Do you create study helps, like index cards to memorize, summaries, outlines, datelines, test questions on cards with answers on the back, record information on a tape recorder to listen to while driving or working... ) |