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SOME FUN WITH YOU-TUBE. Do you see any technical problems with the way this man approaches reading a textbook? http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ. Strategies for reading in Allied Healthcare : Stages to the Reading Process.
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SOME FUN WITH YOU-TUBE Do you see any technical problems with the way this man approaches reading a textbook? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
Strategies for reading in Allied Healthcare:Stages to the Reading Process How can I read and understand a difficult healthcare textbook???
Wake up your brain:BECOME AN ACTIVE READER! • Your brain needs to be ready to think when you read! • It should actually travel through 3 thinkingstages.
What will be your plan of attack? • Something to keep in mind: The more information you have about the material before you read, the more focus and comprehension you’ll have when you do read!
STAGE 1: PREVIEWBEFORE READING • Survey the textbook (Text Preview) • Survey individual chapters/sections (Textbook Study System--SQ3R)
GET TO KNOW YOUR TEXTBOOK • A textbook may not be the easiest of books to read, but it is the most predictable. • It’s organized with many tools for assisting you in understanding and learning. • Become familiar with your course textbook – know how it’s organized.
PREVIEW the textbook!at all the key parts! • Title of text • Author • Publication date • Preface or Forward • Study Tools: • Table of Contents? • Appendix? • Index? • Glossary? • Charts, Graphs, Pictures? • Diagrams?
NEXT, LOOK AT A CHAPTER: • Does it have any reading aids? • Introduction? • Chapter Summary? • Learning Objectives? • Headings/Subheading? • Study Questions? • Charts, Maps, Graphs? • Supplementary Readings? • Author’s Notes? • Additional References? • What about the Page Layout? • Boldfaced/italicized print? • White space? • Clear print?
IF YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THE TEXTBOOK, THEN – YOU’RE READY TO START LEARNING!
Stage 1: Preview to Prepare to Read a Chapter BEFORE you read • Predict – what will it be about? • Get an Overview of the material • Establish a Purpose (Intent) • Activate your Schema(what do you already know?)
Preview the chapter!Look at the key parts of the reading material! • Chapter Title, subheading • First Paragraph (introduction) • Last Paragraph (summary) • Headings & subheadings • First Sentences • Boldface, Italics Print • Charts, graphs, tables • Questions at end?
NOW, TURN ON YOUR MEMORY by asking yourself questions: • How long is the chapter? • What parts of the chapter seem most important? • Do I need to read everything with equal care? • Can I skip some sections?
Questions prepare your brain • What is the topic of the chapter? • What does the title suggest? • What do the subheadings, italics, and visuals suggest? • What do I already know? • Is this a new topic? • Is it related to something I have already learned? • What is my purpose for reading? • What will I need to know when I finish? • How is the material organized? • What is the general outline or framework of the material?
Stage 2 – DURINGREADINGConnect Knowledge • Actively read! • Seek - answers to your questions • Picture– visualize; create a picture in your mind. • Relate– connect with ideas you already know. • Monitor – become aware of when you stop understanding what you are reading and why • Correct – get back to concentrating and understanding
Stage 2: DuringOrganize the Information: • Annotate (mark the textbook, highlight, make margin notes – be selective) • Use Post-it Notes • Make Concept Cards (notecards) • Create Maps/Charts • Take Cornell Notes take notes
MAPPING: USING VISUAL NOTETAKING CRANIAL BONES ETHMOID BONE SPHENOID BONE OCCITPITAL BONE FRONTAL BONES PARIETAL BONES PARIETAL BONES TEMPORAL BONES Parietal Bones
Stage 3– AFTER READINGRecall – Keep Thinking! • Review–Recap what you learned • Cover over answers to Cornell Notes and check recall of material • Reflect and Relate: does the information show causes & effects, compare & contrast of ideas, how to apply the new ideas?
Summary Points: • THERE IS A THINKING PROCESS INVOLVED WITH READING – BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER • EFFICIENT READERS THINK ABOUT & EVALUATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT THEY HAVE READ. • CONNECT NEW IDEAS TO WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW. • ARE AWARE THAT THE MORE ideas or concepts THEY KNOW, THE EASIER IT IS TO READ and LEARN!