Presentation By Richard L. Wright Muscle Reading Presentation By Richard L. Wright

What is Muscle Reading? Muscle Reading is a three-phase technique that one can use to accomplish information extraction. Each phase of the three phases has three steps.

What is one way to remember all nine steps? One way to remember all nine steps is to memorize the following three short sentences: Pry out questions Root up answers. Recite, review, and review again. These sentences are an acrostic. The first letter of each word stands for one Muscle Reading process.

Pry Out Questions, Pry Preview Out Outline Questions Question

Root Up Answers Root Read Up Underline Answers Answer

Recite, Review, and Review again

What is another way of looking at the three phases? Before you read: Pry out questions. While you read: Root up answers. After you read: Recite, review, and review again.

What is another way of looking at the nine steps? Step 1: Preview Step 2: Outline Step 3: Question Step 4: Read Step 5: Underline Step 6: Answer Step 7: Recite Step 8: Review Step 9: Review again

Step 1 Preview-survey material Improved comprehension Book/table of contents Keep the preview short Look for familiar concepts, facts, ideas Ideas/spark imagination curiosity How can material relate to your LTG Inspect, drawings, charts, tables, graphs

Step 2 Outline Amount of time on this step will vary Complex material take time to understand structure Study textbook chapter outlines If not textbook chapter outlines make one Section titles/paragraph headlines serve major/minor topics outline Outlining makes complex information easier to understand

Step 3 Question Ask yourself what you want from an assignment before you begin Write down a list of questions Turn chapter headings and section titles into questions Purpose of asking questions is to get your brain involved Questions formulated help you stay alert during difficult reading

Step 4 Read Begin reading Be with your reading in the now Avoid marathon reading sessions For difficult reading set shorter goals Visualize the material Read it aloud Do not read in bed

Step 5 Underline Use your text books Making marks in a textbook creates signals for reviewing Being physical with your books builds strong neural pathways Underline only what is important Underline sparingly less than 10 percent Write in the margins of the text summary statements/questions

Step 6 Answer Read get answers to your questions write them down fill outline

Step 7 Recite Talk to yourself/friend about what you had read Find a friend and teach your friend and have your friend teach you

Step 8 Review Completely review within 24 hours so information will go from short term memory to long term memory During review look over your notes clear up points Recite main points Relearn material

Step 9 Review again Weekly or monthly review Review using 3 by 5 cards Reread difficult assignments Schedule some review periods in advance Keep your reviews short and do reviews often Develop a habit of regular reviews