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Read with Success:Tips for College Level Reading

Presented byMarvia DavidsonAcademic Advisor

Colleges’ Freshmen Advising Center

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Do you?

___Read without purpose___Read, read, and re-read and still not understand___Read and get distracted___Read and become confused___Read and get frustrated___Read and immediately forget what you read___Read and not do well in discussions, on tests, or

quizzes___Cram Read right before major tests___Not read before classes

Mark a yes or no for each statement.

Results: ___ Yes ___ No

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Why We Read…

There are fundamental purposes for reading.2 Here are a few reasons we read:

To grasp a certain message To find important detail To answer a specific question To evaluate what you are reading To apply what you are reading To be entertained

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Why is this important?

Allows you to make the appropriate adjustments in how you read and what strategies you will utilize.

In college, you read to get, analyze, evaluate, and apply information.

You must become skilled in reading for the other purposes.

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Basic Tips for Getting Ready to Read Don’t get behind in reading. Use a planner or

other organizer. Use ear plugs to block out noise, and you’ll

avoid distraction. Find a quiet place or some where not prone

to distraction. Prepare yourself for reading. Read in daylight hours for efficiency and

retention. 2

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Optimal Reading EnvironmentsDorm or Bed Room

Quiet Spot Outdoors—On or Off Campus

Library, University Center Study Area

Coffee Shop—Just take ear plugs to block out noise.

Study Cubicle—Various locations on Campus.

Couch or lounge area

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More tips…

Take breaks. Try not to read for more than

an hour at a time. Read a variety of materials

daily. Adjust your reading rate.

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Getting Down to the Act of Reading Reading is vital to gaining

understanding of new ideas and concepts.

Reading purposes vary by subject. Use a good strategy.

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Success Tips for Reading Science, Art, History, Politics, & Social Sciences Establish a purpose for reading. Break reading into chunks. Use a strategy to increase comprehension and

critical thinking: SQ3R Highlight Visual Organizers K-W-L Flash Cards Take Notes Annotate Use a dictionary Summarize/paraphrase

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SQ3R5

This is one of the most widely used reading strategies.

SQ3R means… Survey Question Read Recite Review

Let’s look at each in detail.

Landsberger, Joe. “Survey! Question! Read! Recite! Review!“ Study Guides and Strategies: The SQ3R Reading Method. February 9, 2009. http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm

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S-Survey5

Before you read, survey the chapter/section. The title, headings, and

subheadings Captions under pictures,

charts, graphs or maps Review questions or instructor-

made study guides Introductory and concluding

paragraphs Summary

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Q-Question5

Question while you are surveying. Turn the title, headings, and/or subheadings into

questions; Read questions at the end of the chapters or after

each subheading; Ask yourself, "What did my instructor say about this

chapter or subject when it was assigned?" Ask yourself, "What do I already know about this

subject?" Note:  If it is helpful to you, write out these

questions for consideration.  This variation is called SQW3R.

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R-Read5

When you begin to read… Look for answers to the questions you first

raised; Answer questions at the beginning or end of

chapters or study guides. Reread captions under pictures, graphs, etc. Note all the underlined, italicized, bold

printed words or phrases. Study graphic aids . Reduce your reading speed for difficult

passages. Stop and reread parts which are not clear. Read only a section at a time and recite after

each section.

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R-Recite5

Recite after you’ve read a section. Orally ask yourself questions about what you have just

read or summarize, in your own words, what you read Take notes from the text, but write the information in

your own words Underline or highlight important points you've just read Use the method of recitation which best suits your

particular learning style but remember, the more senses you use the more likely you are to remember what you read - i.e.,

TRIPLE STRENGTH LEARNING: Seeing, saying, hearing-QUADRUPLE STRENGTH LEARNING: Seeing , saying , hearing, writing!!!

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R-Review5

Reviewing is an ongoing process.Day One After you have read and recited the entire chapter, write

questions in the margins for those points you have highlighted or underlined.

If you took notes while reciting, write questions for the notes you have taken in the left hand margins of your notebook.

Day Two Page through the text and/or your notebook to re-acquaint

yourself with the important points. Cover the right hand column of your text/note-book and orally

ask yourself the questions in the left hand margins. Orally recite or write the answers from memory. Make "flash cards" for those questions which give you difficulty. Develop mnemonic devices for material which need to be

memorized.

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R-Review5 continued Days Three, Four and Five

Alternate between your flash cards and notes and test yourself (orally or in writing) on the questions you formulated.

Make additional flash cards if necessary.

Weekend Using the text and notebook, make a Table of Contents - list

all the topics and sub-topics you need to know from the chapter.

From the Table of Contents, make a Study Sheet/ Spatial Map.

Recite the information orally and in your own words as you put the Study Sheet/Map together.

Now that you have consolidated all the information you need for that chapter, periodically review the Sheet/Map so that at test time you will not have to cram.

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Visual Organizers Use to help you learn, understand, & analyze

information and the relationship of ideas. Many types of organizers to help grasp complex

texts/information Mapping Timeline Webs Chart Chain Sketch Venn Diagram

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Visual Organizers in Detail

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

Graphic Type Relationship of ideas appropriate to this type of graphic

EXAMPLES:Humanities Social Science Physical/Life Science

Web (for a concept) •Definitions•Attributes•Examples

Characteristics of cubism in art

Attributes of the demand curve in economics

Attributes of sun spots in astronomy

Tree (for hierarchies) •Classification•Analysis•Structure•Attributes•Examples

Family tree of Tudor Monarchy in England

Organization of the White House Staff

Classes of isotopes in chemistry

Chart (for similar concepts)

•Compare•Contrast•Attributes

Comparison of imagery in poems by Anne Sexton

Comparison of Viet Nam war to the 1988 war in the Persian Gulf

Comparison of planets of the solar system

Chain (for changes over time)

•Process•Sequence•Cause/Effect•Chronology

Plot sequence of a novel

Stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

Process of cell division

Sketch (for visualizing a description)

•Physical structures•Description of Places•Space relations•Concrete Objects•Visual images

Description of the Elizabethan state set in a drama

Description of complex apparatus for studying eye movements in reading

The structure of the epidermis and dermis, the two layers of skin

From: "Learning across the curriculum with creative graphing", by Linda Lee Johnson, The Reading Teacher, International Reading Association, 1990.

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Mapping2

Use to preview/outline text or chapter in a text.

Take lecture notes Provide study overview for tests/quizzes Mapping shows main ideas/concepts and

major details.

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Mapping Sample 12

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Mapping Sample 22

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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What does an organizer look like? Timeline of major events that led up to the Revolutionary War, you might

choose a time line.

Web

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Tree Diagrams• Tree Diagrams are a type of graphic organizer that shows how items

are related to one another. The tree's trunk represents the main topic, and the branches represent relevant facts, factors, influences, traits, people, or outcomes.

• Uses of Tree Diagrams:Tree diagrams can be used to sort items or classify them. A family tree is an example of a tree diagram. Other examples of trees are cladistic trees (used in biological classification) and dichotomous keys (used to determine what group a specimen belongs to in biology). Tree diagrams are also used as visual in statistics to document the outcomes of probabilistic events (like tossing a coin).

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Sample Tree Diagrams

From “Tree Graphic. Enchanted Learning. Accessed March 20, 2009. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/tree/

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Venn Diagrams Beneficial for times when you have to compare/contrast,

note differences or similarities.

Double Venn diagramTriple Venn diagram

Similarities

Differences/Contrasts

Differences/Contrasts

Differences/Contrasts

Differences/Contrasts

Differences/Contrasts

Similarities of all 3

Similarities of 2

Similarities of 2

Similarities of 2

“Venn Diagram.” Education Society. March 20 ,2009. <http://www.2learn.ca/construct/graphicorg/venn/vennindex.html#> and <http://www.learnnc.org/reference/Venn+diagram>

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Examples of Venn Diagrams

bright, wet skinsdivide their time between land and waterbig strong, back legs for jumpingteeth only in upper jaws

amphibianshave four legsno tailbulging eyeshatch from eggsfar-sightedabsorb water through their skinbreathe through their skinvery good hearinghave a long sticky tongue

FROG

dark, dry skins with bumps and wartsspend more time on landback legs are not big and stronghave no teeth swallow food in one piece

TOAD

Double

Triple

mconn.doe.state.la.us/getFile.php?lesson_id=6799&dlfilename=Sample+Venn+Diagram.doc -

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More Sample Organizers

Chart

Sketch

Chain

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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K-W-L Chart It’s a reading inventory and learning tool.

K-Know W-Will Learn L- What you Learned

Before reading, thinkof keywords, terms, orPhrases about thetopic.

Record as many as youCan think of.

Preview the text’s table ofcontents, headings, pictures,charts etc. Use them as guide posts during reading.

List some thoughts on whatyou want, or expect to learn. Think in terms of what you willlearn, or what you want tolearn about the topic.

Turn all sentences intoquestions before writing themdown. They will help you focusyour attention during reading.

List what you learn as you read.

Use or make symbols to indicate main ideas, questions, or ideas don’t understand.

Landsberger, Joe. “Survey! Question! Read! Recite! Review!“ Study Guides and Strategies: The SQ3R Reading Method. February 9, 2009. http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm

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Flash Cards Use index cards. On one side write phrase, question, or term. On the other side write the answer. Use for reviewing information or preparing for

exams or quizzes.

Mitosis Result of division of cells from single parent cell

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Take Notes Use the Cornell system of note taking to help you remember difficult

material. Use Cornell system to take notes during reading/lectures.

Main Ideas Details

Summary

Subject: _____________________ Date: _____________

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Sample of Cornell Notes

Main Ideas DetailsCornell NotesSemantic map or web

Can be used to provide an outline of the course, chapter, or lecture. Organized by main ideas and details. Can be as detailed as necessary. Sequential-- take notes as they are given by instructor or text in an orderly fashion. After class, write a summary of what you learned to clarify and reinforce learning and to assist retention. Can be used as study tool: Define terms or explain concepts listed on the left side. Identify the concept or term based on its definition on the right side.Can be used to provide a "big picture" of the course, chapter, or lecture. Organized by main ideas and sub-topics. Limited in how much detail you can represent. Simultaneous - you can use this method for instructors who jump around from topic to topic. After class, you will probably need to "translate" notes into a Cornell format. Can be used as a study tool -- to get a quick overview and to determine whether you need more information or need to concentrate your study on specific topics.

Summary: You can take notes in a variety of ways. The Cornell method is best when info is given in a sequential, orderly fashion and allows for more detail. The semantic web/map method works best for instructors who skip around from topic to topic, and provides a "big picture" when you're previewing materials or getting ready to study for a test.

Subject: Note taking Date: 11/20/98

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Highlighting6

Read first before you highlight. Do not highlight whole sentences. Highlight key phrases or words. Highlight only what is important. Review your highlighted text within 24. Quiz yourself to see how much you retain.

Don’t get “highlighter happy.”

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Annotate

Involves active reading. You take notes as you read and write them in

the text. Unlike highlighting, annotating focuses your

attention and engages you in the reading process.

The process allows you to monitor to your reading and comprehension.

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Techniques for Annotating a Text Underline terms/phrases of importance or significance. Circle definitions/meanings. Write key words and definitions in text—margins. Create symbols/key words in margin to signal where to find

important info. Write brief summary in margins at the end of a unit, section, part,

or chapter. Write questions in margins where answers are found. Write questions in margins to ask in class when you don’t

understand. Show steps in a process using numbers, letters, or arrows, in the

margin. Respond to the author/text with your thoughts, ideas, analysis

(Bishop 2000). Make connections to the text (Bishop 2000). Reread when you don’t understand the first time, making note

where comprehension falters (Bishop 2000).

Source: Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

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Summarize/Paraphrase

After reading a section, part, unit, or chapter, write what you have learned.

Put your learning in your own words to clarify new ideas.

Use these as notes for review or to take to class for discussion.

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Use a Dictionary Adjust the rate at which you are reading. Don’t skim over words you do not know as though

words may be an integral part of what you are reading.

Look for context clues to aid learning new words. Synonyms Antonyms Explanations Examples

Use a dictionary to ensure the you have the best definition as it relates to what you are reading.

“Reading Skills: Context Clues. eMints National Center. University of Missouri. February 13, 2009.<http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001821.shtml>

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Read for Speed Tips4

Get your eyes checked. Don’t sound out words when

you read. Avoid rereading. Develop a wider eye span. Vary the rate according to your

reading purpose. Preview the text. Skim for main idea.

“Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed.” Michigan Reach Out. February 9, 2009. <http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/learn/suggest.html>.

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Resources If you think you need more assistance, take advantage of the various

university resources available to you. Tomas Rivera Center (TRC)

Qualitative Skills Tutoring Lab (QLAB )Tutoring Supplemental Instruction (SI) Academic Coaching (One on One help)

Time Management Note-taking Test prep Study Skills

Workshops on test prep, study skills Contact UC 1.01.02 Phone 210-458-4694

Counseling Services RWC 1.810 Phone 210-458-4140

Meet with your professors During their office hours When concerned about your grades or class performance.

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Works Cited Bishop, Wendy, ed. The Subject Is Reading: Essays by Teachers and Students. Portsmouth: Boynton/Cook, 2000.

1. “Critical Reading Strategies.” Saint Joseph College Connecticut: Academic Resources. February 9, 2009. <http://ww2.sjc.edu/archandouts/CriticalReadingStrategies.pdf>.

2. Keeley, Meg. “Reading College Texts”. March 1, 1999. The Basics of Effective Learning. Bucks County Community College. February 9, 2009. <http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/reading.htm>.

3. Mikhailov, Serge. “Some More Speed Reading Tips.” Speed Reading Software, Articles, and Tips. February 9, 2009. <http://www.ababasoft.com/speedreading/tips001.html>.

4. “Suggestions for Improving Reading Speed.” Michigan Reach Out. February 9, 2009. <http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/learn/suggest.html>.

5. Landsberger, Joe. “Survey! Question! Read! Recite! Review!“ Study Guides and Strategies: The SQ3R Reading Method. February 9, 2009. <http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm>

6. “Textbook Marking.” Counseling and Career Center Learning Strategies. Bringham Young University. January 29, 2009. <http://ccc.byu.edu/learing/txt-mkg.php>

7. “Reading Skills: Context Clues. eMints National Center. University of Missouri. February 13, 2009.<http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001821.shtml>

8. “Venn Diagram.” Education Society. March 20 ,2009 <http://www.2learn.ca/construct/graphicorg/venn/vennindex.html#> and http://www.learnnc.org/reference/Venn+diagram

9. “Tree Graphic.” Enchanted Learning. Accessed March 20, 2009. <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/tree>

10. “Sample Venn Diagrams.” Louisiana Department of Education. March 20, 2009. mconn.doe.state.la.us/getFile.php?lesson_id=6799&dlfilename=Sample+Venn+Diagram.doc