Journal 7

Topic of the journal
Click the first hyperlink below "Reading Strategy Checklist." Think back your L2 reading habit and mark the strategies you usually use. Write about your reading strategy patterns. Is your reading strategic? how much? why or why not?


My writing
According to the checklist, my reading strategies are these:
Pre-reading
I skim, looking at and thinking about illustrations, photos, graphs, and charts.
I use the five-finger method to see if the book is just right for me.

While-reading
I identify confusing parts and reread them.
I identify unfamiliar words and use context clues figure out their meanings.

Post-reading
I reread parts I enjoy.

But I’m not sure whether I use those strategies really. I’m not a very strategic reader. While I am reading the text book, I just read and summarize what I think that it is important. I set my reading purpose. Sometimes I consider discourse markers. I focus on the main idea.
I’m both reflective and impulsive reader. I ignore some words that are not important to get the main idea. However, I use dictionary or try to infer core vocabulary to understand the topic.
Of course, I use different strategies when I’m taking an IELTS reading test. I read the question first, then, I skin and scan the text to find the contents related to the questions. Finally, I concentrate on the passage and reread again to get the right answer.
Overall, I use diverse strategies and it depends on the purpose of reading. But, the strategies I adjust are not very high level. I need to use higher strategies.