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Active Reading<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nOne of the greatest challenges students face is adjusting to college reading expectations. Unlike high school, students in college\u00a0are expected to read more \u201cacademic\u201d type of materials in less time and usually recall the information as soon as the next class.\r\n\r\nThe problem is many students will spend hours reading and have no idea what they just read. Their eyes are moving across the page, but their mind is somewhere else. The end result is wasted time, energy, and frustration .\u00a0.\u00a0. and having to read the text again.\r\n\r\nAlthough students are taught\u00a0how to read\u00a0at an early age, many are not taught\u00a0how to actively engage\u00a0with written text.\r\n\r\nActive Reading\u00a0is applying reading strategies before, during, and after reading a text with the overall objective of increasing\u00a0comprehension (understanding what was read) and\u00a0recall (remembering what was read) to save time and effort.\r\n

The Secret is in the Pen<\/h2>\r\nOne of the ways proficient readers read is with a pen in hand. They know their purpose is to keep their attention on the material by:\r\n