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Reading for University Success. Russell Conwell Learning Center. When it comes to college reading assignments, most students have similar areas they need help with. This workshop will give you solutions to some of the most common problems you might face with your college readings.
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Reading for University Success Russell Conwell Learning Center
When it comes to college reading assignments, most students have similar areas they need help with. This workshop will give you solutions to some of the most common problems you might face with your college readings.
This is so boring! It makes me fall asleep!
Do you read when you are tired? Try a different time of day.
I have so much reading to catch up on! How will I get it all done?
Do you read before class? It helps you anticipate what you will need to learn and keeps you from getting overwhelmed.
Follow the syllabus! Keep on schedule with assigned readings
What I read makes sense at first, but then it gets confusing again!
Do you re-read after class? It helps to clarify and reinforce what you just learned.
It’s hard to concentrate with all these people around…
Do you read in the wrong environment? Avoid distractions! Read where you know you can concentrate.
I read it. I understand it. I just can’t get it to sink in!
Read with a directed purpose in mind. What do you want to know? What do you expect to learn? How will this information help you write your paper? How might this information appear on an exam? What more do I need to know about this topic?
Isolate • the most important areas of the text. • Use • the questions as a checklist. • Create • a study guide and vocabulary list. • Develop • questions for further study. • Eliminate • reading you may not need to do.
Try SQW3R! Survey: headings, captions, graphics, boldface and italics, summaries Question: What do I want to know? Write: Questions about things you don’t get Read: Look for the answers while reading Rehearse: Repeat what you learned out loud Review: Return to your notes daily
Read backwards! Start with the questions at the end of the chapter first.
Make associations between what you are learning and what you already know.
The American Transcendentalists are kind of similar to the British Romantic poets we studied last semester…
Make comparisons with things that are familiar. “A saturated solution ………………. is like a sold-out concert!”
But it’s hard to keep all this information organized in my mind!
Do you write as you read? Develop an interactive relationship with the text.
Summary: • Restate complicated ideas in your own words • Rewrite the information • Review what you have restated and rewritten • Reinforce learning with repetition
