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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Pry Out Questions,
Pry
Preview
Out
Outline
Questions
Question

5. Root Up Answers
Root
Read Up
Underline
Answers
Answer

6. Recite, Review, and Review again

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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