Know What You Read is a program that builds metacognitive reading awareness for those of us in college, graduate school, or in work place that requires heavy reading. Learn to comprehend texts deeply the first time so that you don't have to re-read that textbook or brief for the 99th time to really know what it's about. If life has you reading boat loads of texts, this program is for you. Master comprehension and form opinions about the things you read.

Well, first off, let's define metacognition. Metacognition is being aware of your own thought processes (Malone, 2020). But what does it mean to read with metacognition? Simply put, it is thinking about what you are reading as you are reading it. Many times when we read something, we do not know what it is we are reading because we are thinking about so many other things, and have not trained our minds to pick on details that lead to inferences which supports overall understanding. Therefore, this program is designed to help you train your mind to read intentionally by introducing cognitive strategies that improve selective attention, planning, monitoring, and self-evaluation. Not only will you know what you read, but you will also begin to think critically about it! You will get the opportunity to test yourself on a variety of reading passages wherein you can decide which strategies work best for you.

A cognitive strategy is a type of learning strategy that you can use in order to learn more successfully. Strategies include setting goals, highlighting, predicting, summarizing, elaboration, and self-regulation (The Audiopedia, 2018). You will learn about each of these cognitive strategies and more so that you can read with more intentionality!

Great question! Well poetry often contains both literal and figurative meanings, both of which can only be ascertained when we are thinking about what the poet is saying and how they are saying it. Poetry forces us to read in between the lines and make cognitive assumptions in regards to what we are reading (Martinez, 2001). Sometimes, it’s like a fun riddle! As you progress through this course, you will be introduced to more advanced poetry that will test you on your reading metacognition. You will need to think about the use of the poet’s language and word choice, the images and tone evoked by the poet, as well as the poet’s use of details, in order to derive not just a surface understanding of the text, but a deep comprehension of it’s message. When we read news articles, academic essays, or scholastic essays, we must be able to do the same thing. What the author is saying often relates to how they are saying it, and how they decide to introduce a topic or argument. Our hope is that by the end of this course, you will not just learn to understand what you read, but also have complex opinions and thoughts about the text that leads to mastery of comprehension.

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Yes! The quizzes on our site are free. However, specialized programs with more data analyics that allow you to monitor your progress are priced depending on the program.