Rereading helps students read with greater fluency, allowing them to give more attention to making sense of what they have read (Pikulski and Chard, The Reading Teacher, March 2005). Rereading helps students develop greater accuracy in reading.

Is rereading a reading strategy?

Rereading is an under-utilized strategy in teaching comprehension because many students don't understand how rereading can be different from the initial reading. However, there are ways to guide students through effective rereading.

Is rereading effective for studying?

Rereading course material is also among the most common study strategies used by students (Karpicke et al. 2009). There is some evidence that students retain more information after rereading, especially if there is a gap in time between initial reading and rereading (see Part 3 of this entry).