{"id":551,"date":"2020-01-06T18:27:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/chapter\/outcome-reading-strategies-1-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T21:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:38:06","slug":"introduction-to-reading-strategies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/introduction-to-reading-strategies\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Reading Strategies","rendered":"Introduction to Reading Strategies"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: analyze and utilize general reading strategies<\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"202\">Reading benefits us in many ways, but it can sometimes feel like a chore\u2014especially for school. The video below explores how reading literally changes your brain, making it easier to acquire new skills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\r\nWatch this video to learn more about the amazing effects of reading on your brain.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291624&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=bPTpVRb4R7Y&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-99lixhw0-bPTpVRb4R7Y\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nYou can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Reading+Can+Change+Your+Brain!+.rtf\">transcript for \"Reading Can Change Your Brain!\" here (download).<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"651\">Reading for education differs from reading for pleasure. 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The video below explores how reading literally changes your brain, making it easier to acquire new skills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\n<p>Watch this video to learn more about the amazing effects of reading on your brain.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/plugin.3playmedia.com\/show?mf=1291624&amp;p3sdk_version=1.10.1&amp;p=20361&amp;pt=375&amp;video_id=bPTpVRb4R7Y&amp;video_target=tpm-plugin-99lixhw0-bPTpVRb4R7Y\" width=\"800px\" height=\"450px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0px\" marginheight=\"0px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/course-building\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Reading+Can+Change+Your+Brain!+.rtf\">transcript for &#8220;Reading Can Change Your Brain!&#8221; here (download).<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"651\">Reading for education differs from reading for pleasure. It requires multiple interactions with a text rather than just a single read-through. College students should study 2\u20133 hours per credit hour weekly, meaning a 15-credit course load involves 30\u201345 hours of study\u2014much of it spent reading.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"865\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This section introduces strategies for <em data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"708\">active reading<\/em> to help you read more efficiently. You&#8217;ll learn techniques such as previewing, skimming, questioning, and annotating to enhance comprehension and retention.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Outcome: Reading Strategies. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Active Reading Strategies. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: University of Mississippi. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" 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