2. Use this Master Student Map to ask yourself,
WHY?
Higher education requires extensive reading of complex material
WHAT?
Power Process: Notice your pictures
Muscle Reading
How Muscle Reading Works
Phase 1: Before you read
Phase 2: While you read
Phase 3: After you read
When reading is tough
Getting past roadblocks to reading
Reading faster
Word power – expanding your vocabulary
Mastering the English language
Developing Information Literacy
Muscle Reading at work
Master Student Profile: Michael Hyatt
HOW?
to analyze what effective readers do
to experiment with new techniques
to increase your vocabulary and reading speed
to comprehend difficult texts with more ease
WHAT IF?
...you could finish your reading with time to spare and easily recall the key points?

3. Notice Your Pictures and Let Them Go
Mental pictures are good, but sometimes get in our way.
They can prevent us from seeing what’s really there.
NOTICE when pictures are getting in your way
REPLACE negative pictures with positive ones

4. Notice Your Pictures and Let Them Go
Video: In Show Mode click image above

5. Muscle Reading PHASE 1 Before you Read Step 1: Preview Step 2: Outline
Step 3: Question

6. Muscle Reading PHASE 2 While you Read Step 4: Focus
Step 5: Flag Answers

7. Muscle Reading PHASE 3 After you Read Step 6: Recite Step 7: Review
Step 8: Review again

8. When reading is Tough Read it again. Look for essential words.
Hold a mini-review.
Read it out loud.
Talk to someone.
Stand up.
Skip around.
Find a tutor.
Use another text.
Note where you get stuck.
Stop reading.

9. Getting past roadblocks to reading
Scheduling time for reading
Making choices about what to read
Dealing with interruptions

10. Reading faster Get your body ready Set a time limit Relax
Move your eyes faster
Notice and release ineffective habits
Skim
Stay flexible
Explore more resources

11. Word Power – expanding your VOCABULARY
Construct a word stack
Learn-even when dictionary is not present
Divide words into parts
Infer meaning from context

12. Mastering the English Language
Use standard English
Gain skills in note taking and testing
Create a community of English learners
Celebrate your gains - build confidence
Analyze errors
Learn by speaking and listening
Use computer resources

13. Developing Information Literacy
Discover your purpose
Consider primary & secondary
sources
Get to know your library
Search for information with key words
Turn to people as sources of
information
Evaluate information
Use information
Muscle reading for eBooks