Textbook Reading The Goal of the SQ4R is to comprehend information as you work through the chapter so that you will not need to keep rereading the chapter to learn the information. Source: Wong, Linda, Essential Study Skills 3rd edition 2000

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Write Questions Read Carefully Record Information Recite Review

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys.

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Surveying is a warm-up activity to increase your interest, help you set goals for study sessions, and to lay a foundation for comprehending the chapter

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Introductory Material Take a moment to relate the chapter title to the information you already know about the topic

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Chapter Headings Glance over the headings of the chapter to have a better idea of the “skeleton” structure of the chapter

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Visual Aids and Marginal Notes Use the graphic layout of the chapter to explore what it is trying to cover

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter Terminology Look for but don’t stop to read the terminology in the chapter Ask yourself if you know something about the words This is not time to study the words! You will do that when you start reading the chapter

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Survey the Chapter End-of-Chapter info Read the chapter summary or review questions to give you a better idea of the most important concepts found in the chapter Note: Not all information is in the summary. It is not a substitution for reading the chapter. Even if you understand it.

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which, when, what, why, where, how, who

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which, when, what, why, where, how, who

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which, when, what, why, where, how, who

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which, when, what, why, where, how, who

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which when what why where how who Tailor your strategies to improve your comprehension from the following...

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which when what why where how who Full chapter questions in the book Turn headings into questions. Write that question in the book so that it will focus your attention and provides you with a way to think of the reading when you are reading it

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which when what why where how who Full chapter questions on paper It can prepare me for future test Gives me a purpose for read Helps me draw in my knowledge of the subject After you read How can question writing help me? Before you read

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which when what why where how who Partial Chapter questions in the book or on paper Do the same at the last slide but go on section at a time

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Write Questions Which when what why where how who Alternating Writing of questions and Reading It can prepare me for future test Gives me a purpose for read Helps me draw in my knowledge of the subject After you read How can question writing help me? Before you read

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Read Carefully Don’t go on Auto Pilot adjust your reading speed to the difficulty of the reading Take time after each paragraph to see if you understood what it was saying

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Recite Once you have recorded the information recite the information using complete sentences.

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Review -can be done in many ways Answer the question at the end of the chapter Answer the questions you wrote for yourself Study the recorded information you took Write a summary of the chapter

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Reviewing helps by Summarizing what you just learned Puts the 12 Memory principles in motion Keeps the information fresh in your mind Builds confidence by showing yourself you can be prepared and use your time efficiently

12 memory principles Selectivity Association Visualization Effort Concentration Recitation Interest Big and little pictures Feedback Organization Time on task Ongoing review Wong, Linda Essential Study Skills 3rd edition 2000

Sq4R Textbook Reading Sys. Question Survey Read Recite Review Record

Comprehension Strategies Read out loud Visualize Substitute words Find the Topic Sentence Discover the Organizational pattern

Comprehension Strategies Read out loud Active reading can be enhanced by reading the information out load

Comprehension Strategies Visualize Make “movie in your mind” of what you are reading Try reading a paragraph slowly and visual images as you read

Comprehension Strategies Substitute words Use the glossary, Thesaurus, dictionary or electronic speller for unfamiliar words Underline the word and write the word you understand at means the same thing above it

Comprehension Strategies Find the Topic Sentence Ask yourself in 1, 2, or 3 words ‘what is the paragraph about’ Those words might appear many times in the paragraph

Comprehension Strategies Find the Topic Sentence Then find the sentence that makes more sense as a topic sentence Ask your self does everything else in the paragraph relate to this one idea in at sentence

Comprehension Strategies Find the Topic Sentence Topic Sentence Main Idea detail detail detail detail

Comprehension Strategies Find the Topic Sentence Implied main Idea The assumption author makes to relay an idea Ask yourself what is the author saying Paraphrase in your own words what ideas you get from the paragraph

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Chronological Pattern Comparison or contrast Definition Examples Cause/effect

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Chronological Pattern Time Line When, then, before, next, after, first, second, finally

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Comparison or contrast Features A B Like: also, similarly likewise Unlike:but, in contrast

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Definition Means, is, can be considered is defined as

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Examples For example, another example, and illustration of this

Comprehension Strategies Discover the organizational pattern Cause/effect Because, since, so, Therefore, caused by, result in