Active Reading Strategies
PVCQCE
Predict
Try to figure out what will happen next and how the selection might end.
Then read on to see how accurate your guesses were.
Visualize
Visualize characters, events, and setting to help you understand what’s
happening. When you read non-fiction, pay attention to images that form in your mind as
you read.
Connect
Connect personally with what you’re reading. Think of similarities
between the descriptions in the selection and what you have personally experienced
Question
Question what happens while you read. Searching for reasons behind
events and characters’ feelings can help you feel closer to what you are reading.
Clarify
Stop occasionally to review what you understand, and expect to have your
understanding change and develop as you read on. Reread and use resources to help you
clarify your understanding. Also watch for answers to questions you had earlier. With
more difficult pieces of reading, you may need to stop and clarify more often.
Evaluate
Form opinions about what you read, both while you’re reading and after
you’ve finished. Develop your own ideas about characters and events.