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How do You Read to Learn - Coggle Diagram
How do You Read to Learn
Understanding the four steps of active learning
Preparing
Front Matter: Preface, Background Context, Introduction, Foreword, Author Profile, etc.
Read for a purpose
Define where to invest your efforts
Creating questions
Reading
Look for answers to the questions you wrote.
Pay particular attention to the first and last lines of each paragraph.
Think about the relationships among section titles, boldface words, and graphics.
Skim quickly over parts of the section that are not related to the key questions.
Capturing Key Ideas
Make it truly yours. Mark up your book, because it is more important than selling it at the end of the course.
Think critically before you highlight. Try to highlight no more than 10%
Use symbols, write in margins, especially if you disagree with the author, use TQ for test questions, and another short hand.
Be sure you know if the author is quoting, look for signal words to pay close attention to in the reading.
Reviewing
Reread the highlighting and notes, summarize notes, see if questions are answered.
Talk to other students and merge notes, answer review questions at the end of chapter.
Develop Strategies to Help You Read Effectively and Quickly
Pace yourself.
Divide your work time and difficulty
Schedule your reading.
Don't put off reading for the end of the day. Read when you are most alert.
Get yourself in the right space.
Choose a quiet well lit place. Avoid your bed.
Avoid distractions.
Don't multitask. Remember: every time you stop you lose focus, and cut your effectiveness as a student.
Avoid reading fatigue.
Take 5 to 10 minute breaks
Read your most difficult assignments early
Make your reading interesting.
Create questions.