1. Reece, J. B., Urry, L., Cain, M., Wasserman, S., Minorsky, P., & Jackson, R. (2011). AP Edition Campbell biology (9th edition; International edition.). Harlow: Pearson Education.

2. Youtube, NOVAsciencenow, sciencepodcasts…

3. Scientific Community Reading is how scientists communicate New information is shared with the world Science college majors 50% freshman flunk out #1 deficiency: reading for comprehension Successful AP Bio Students Read!

4. AP Biology 2011 – 2012 “Don’t cheat the reading” “Don’t slack. Read.” “Read” AP Biology 2012 – 2013 “Don’t procrastinate with the reading” “Read the book”

5. It’s time consuming 56 chapters, 1464 pages It’s difficult Around 3000 words you have never seen before It’s boring Reading passively will make you fall asleep

6. Students rarely practice improving scientific literacy

7. Eat a snack and exercise Wake up your brain! Turn off all distractions* TV, music, computers *Perham, N. and Vizard, J. (2011), Can preference for background music mediate the irrelevant sound effect?. Appl. Cognit. Psychol., 25: 625–631. doi: 10.1002/acp.1731

8. Don’t read the entire chapter Read the “concept” title & the section titles Look at the figures/pictures Predict what information will be presented Organize the information before you begin

9. Read the “overview” section in the chapter The author frames the objective of this text

10. Highlight, Underline, Take notes Physically moving focuses your brain Don’t worry about the details Continually focus on big picture ideas Write down questions Come to class prepared

11. Read the “summary of key concepts” This will reinforce the big picture ideas

12. The goal of reading a textbook is to acquire and reinforce knowledge about biology on your own time and pace.

13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOlJiMKEjpY