CLASS 3 USING A READING SYSTEM

1. CLASS 3 USING A READING SYSTEM

3. THE SQ4R TEXTBOOK READING SYSTEM USING A READING SYSTEM COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES

4. SQ4R READING SYSTEM SQ3R- Francis Robinson, 1941 • SQ4R • SURVEY • QUESTION • READ • RECORD • RECITE • REVIEW

5. COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE READING DECODING COMPREHENSION VOCABULARY CRITICAL THINKING

6. BENEFITS OF SQ4R • WORKS AS WARM UP ACTIVITY • INCREASES INTEREST, MOTIVATION & CONFIDENCE • HELPS SET GOALS & MANAGE TIME • BUILDS FOUNDATION FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CHAPTER

7. THE STEPS OF SQ4R • SURVEY THE CHAPTER. • WRITE QUESTIONS FOR EACH HEADING • AND SUBHEADING. • READ THE INFORMATION ONE PARAGRAPH AT A TIME. • SELECT A FORM OF NOTETAKING TO RECORD INFORMATION. • RECITE THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE PARAGRAPH. • REVIEW THE INFORMATION LEARNED IN THE CHAPTER.

8. I. SURVEY • READ TITLE OF CHAPTER • READ INTRODUCTION • READ CHAPTER OBJECTIVES • READ CHAPTER HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS • LOOK AT VISUAL AIDS • READ MARGIN NOTES • READ BOLD WORDS • READ STUDY QUESTIONS • READ CHAPTER SUMMARY

9. ??? • II. QUESTIONS • USE WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? • GIVES YOU PURPOSE FOR READING • HELPS CONCENTRATION • HELPS COMPREHENSION • PREPARES FOR TEST

10. III. READ • CAREFULLY, ONE PARAGRAPH AT A TIME • ASK WHAT DID THE AUTHOR SAY? WHAT ARE MAIN IDEAS? DETAILS? • STAY FOCUSED • COMPREHEND BETTER • ALLOWS MEMORY TIME TO PROCESS • PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING

11. IV. RECORD • RECORD ALL IMPORTANT • INFORMATION • UNDERLINE OR HI-LIGHT • WRITE NOTES IN THE MARGINS • USE CORNELL SYSTEM • MAKE VISUAL MAPPINGS • MAKE FLASHCARDS

12. V. RECITE RECITE INFORMATION ALOUD, CLEARLY, AND IN COMPLETE SENTENCES • PROVIDES FEEDBACK • LEARN ACTIVELY • USES AUDITORY CHANNEL • AVOIDS ROTE MEMORY • CONNECTS TO NEW • INFORMATION WHILE FRESH • IN YOUR MIND

13. VI. REVIEW • ANSWER CHAPTER QUESTIONS. • ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. • STUDY & RECITE YOUR NOTES. • WRITE A CHAPTER SUMMARY. • ASK YOURSELF ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. • MAKE OTHER STUDY TOOLS.

14. REVIEWING PAYS OFF BECAUSE.... • SUMMARIZES WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED • BUILDS CONFIDENCE • PRACTICES RETRIEVAL • KEEPS INFORMATION FRESH • ASSOCIATES INFORMATION

15. READ THE PARAGRAPH OUT LOUD • VISUALIZE OR CREATE ‘MOVIES IN YOUR MIND’ • SUBSTITUTE FAMILIAR WORDS FOR UNFAMILIAR WORDS • FIND THE TOPIC SENTENCE WITH THE MAIN IDEA • ‘UMBRELLA SENTENCE’ • DISCOVER THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN USED FOR THE DETAILS • CHRONOLOGICAL • DEFINITION • CAUSE/EFFECT • COMPARE/CONTRAST • EXAMPLES STRATEGIES FOR COMPREHENDING PARAGRAPHS

16. SUBSTITUTE FAMILIAR WORDS FOR UNFAMILIAR WORDS

18. TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA • CHECK THE FIRST SENTENCE • CHECK THE LAST SENTENCE • LOOK WITHIN • IS IT IMPLIED? NO TOPIC SENTENCE? ASK YOURSELF... • WHAT IS THE AUTHOR SAYING? • IS THERE A SENTENCE THAT BASICALLY SAYS THE SAME THING? • IF NO, IT IS IMPLIED

19. FINDING TOPIC SENTENCE

20. IDENTIFYING ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS

21. USING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES

22. USING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES

23. ASSIGNMENT: USE THE SQ4R READING SYSTEM WITH YOUR TEXTBOOK MORAL: COMPREHENSION IS IMPORTANT!!!