1. Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond
Chapter 6: Actively Read

2. Learning Outcomes Describe active reading
Explain the Five-Part Reading System and SQ3R
Adopt active reading strategies
Build a better vocabulary
Manage language courses
Read technical material and manuals and complete forms
Address reading challenges

3. Focus on the MEANING, not the words.
Success Principle 6
Focus on the MEANING, not the words.

4. Comprehension is the ability to understand the main ideas and details as they are written.
Interpreting what you read means developing ideas of your own and being able to summarize the material in your own words.

5. The Importance of Active Reading
Previewing
Taking notes
Outlining main points
Digging out ideas
Jotting down key words
Finding definitions

6. The Importance of Active Reading
Asking and answering questions
Underlining important points
Looking for patterns and themes
Summarizing in your own words
Reviewing for recall

7. Reading Systems The Five-Part Reading System Prepare Preview
Predict questions
Process information
Paraphrase and review

8. Reading Systems The SQ3R Reading System S = Survey Q = Question
R = Recite
R = Review
“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”
Edmund Burke
British statesman and orator

9. Reading Strategies Determine your purpose Set reading goals
Concentrate
Create an outline
Identify key words and key concepts
Make connections

10. Reading Strategies Talk with the author Compare notes
Take frequent breaks
Integrate learning styles
Use the entire text

11. Reviewing Strategies Summarize in writing Summarize out loud
Review and reflect
Read and review often

12. Build Your Vocabulary Observe your words and habits
Be creative and articulate
Associate with articulate
people
Look up words you
don’t know
“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.”
Chinese Proverb

13. Build Your Vocabulary Write down new words Practice mentally
Practice in conversation

14. Build Your Vocabulary Look for contextual clues
Learn common word parts
Review great speeches
Invest in a vocabulary book
Read

15. Manage Language Courses
Do practice exercises
Keep up with your reading
Carry note cards with you
Recite out loud
Form study teams

16. Manage Language Courses
Listen to CDs
Model and tutor
Have fun

17. Specialized Reading Comprehending Technical Material
Identify the type of graphic
Read the…
Graphic title
Accompanying captions
Column titles
Labels or symbols and their interpretations
Data (percentages, totals, figures, etc.)

18. Technical Reading Identify the purpose of the graphic
See a connection between the topic of the graphic and the chapter or section topic in which it appears
Explain the information depicted on the graphic
Share your interpretation of the graphic

19. Reading Manuals Compare the description to what you have received
Follow step-by-step instructions
Go to the index and look up key words
Look online at the company’s website or do an online search
Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of the manual
Record access codes and other important information in the manual

20. Completing Forms Scan the entire form before filling it out
Read the small print carefully
Fill in all questions that pertain
to you
Write clearly
Reread your responses
before submitting the form

21. Overcome Obstacles
Reading difficulties
Create a positive
attitude

22. Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond
Chapter 6: Actively Read