Before Reading
| SURVEY the chapter
| Look over: title, headings, and subheadings
captions & pictures, charts, graphs, maps
introductory & concluding paragraphs
boldface print/italics,
review questons and summary.
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While Surveying
| QUESTION
| Rephrase titles, headings or sub-headings into questions
Read questions at end of sections or chapter BEFORE reading
Ask yourself: What do I already know about this subject?
Ask yourself what you are likely to learn about this subject.
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During Reading
| READ ACTIVELY
| Read to find answers to your questions
and to discover new areas which you
may not have thought of.
Reread parts which are not clear,
Read only a section at a time and
recite after each section.
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After Reading
| RECITE
| With book closed: Orally answer questions
in your own words.
Write a summary of what was read
Discuss the material with someone else.
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After Reading
| REVIEW
| Check your answers with the text.
Orally recite or write answers from memory.
Test yourself: Alternate between flash cards & notes.
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