Reading strategies

1. Definite what kind of text I’m going to read. It’s possible to know about that from contents or beginning of the text.
2. Think how much I will know about this article/text and what I will get information from it.
3. Read directly from the beginning to the end. But, it is involved what about I will read and how long it is to read.
4. If I find the new words while reading, I try to definite them that are nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs.
5. Then I try to understand a basic meaning using around words.
6. If I can’t understand it, I use dictionary “English to English”. Sometimes it’s difficult when this word means about abstract, not real. For example:
Table (real)-a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs;
Define (abstract)- to describe something correctly and thoroughly, and to say what standards, limits, qualities etc…
7. If I don’t find word from below dictionary, I will look for word from a dictionary “English to Mongolia”. About what dictionaries I use… I always use the dictionaries “Advanced American Dictionary” of Longman, “English-Mongolian” of Boldbaatar and sometimes I use from electronic dictionaries. It can save my time and easy to use.
8. I ask from myself about it while reading and when finished to read. It helps me to pick up what I read.
9. During reading I try to understand the text. Especially, it helps to pass an exam successfully and it is an easy way to repeat it.
10. Each chapter, I try to make inferences. Due to make inferences, I find out the new things.
11. While reading, I try to make connections between every chapter. It is very important to get the ordinary knowledge.
12. During reading, I try to good notes to use the methods of making scheme and diagram. At last, it is very easy to understand.
13. From a paragraph and a chapter, I try to find the main idea. Other ideas are connected with the main idea.
14. I visualize what I am reading. It helps me to bring my mind back easily, moreover when read literature.
15. Finally, I recall what I already know about topic.