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Active Reading and Study Instructional VideoActive Reading and Study Instructional Video
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Townsend Press
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4th - 6th
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English Language Arts
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:13
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Active Reading and Study

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The difference between an active reader and a passive reader has to do with the ways they access the same material. Review study skills and note-taking techniques with a video about active reading, which includes tips for using informational text features and going over one's notes to reinforce knowledge.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

active reading, text features, informational texts, Study Skills, note-taking skills, reading comprehension

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have your class watch the video on their own and discuss new ways to study informational text

Classroom Considerations

  • The last video in a 10-video series
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • A great addition to a study skills seminar or reading intervention class

Cons

  • Video is not very engaging

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.6.1 RI.6.2

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