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Sq3r-the Best Reading Method. by Nobody: 11:34am On Aug 03, 2013 |
Properly we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light. Ezra Pound 1885 - 1972 American poet. SQ3R reading method. SQ3R is a reading strategy formed from its letters: Survey! Question! Read! Recite! Review! SQ3R will help you build a framework to understand your reading assignment. Before you read,Survey the chapter: *.the title, headings, and subheadings *.captions under pictures, charts, graphs or maps *.review questions or teacher-made study guides *.introductory and concludingparagraphs *.summary 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 When you begin toRead: *.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 speed for difficult passages *.Stop and reread parts which are not clear *.Read only a section at a time and recite after each section 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 *.Reciting: The more senses you use the more likely you are to remember what you read Triple strength learning: Seeing, saying, hearing Quadruple strength learning: Seeing , saying , hearing, writing!!! Review: 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. *.Complete the form for a critical reading review 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 thequestions in the left hand margins. *.Orally recite or write the answers from memory. *.Develop mnemonic devices for material which need to be memorized. Make flash cards for those questions which give you difficulty. 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 topicsand sub-topics you need toknow 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. *.As you have consolidated all the information you need for this chapter, periodically review the Sheet/Map so that at test time you will not have to cram 1 Like |
Re: Sq3r-the Best Reading Method. by oduz: 5:53pm On Jan 03, 2014 |
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