On Course ch. 2 Personal Responsibility

Reading strategy: read ideas, not words

• Mark & annotate text

• Read in chunks

• Pause to recite

• Concentrate on reading faster

Reading strategy: Underline & highlight what is really important; add comments

• Mark & annotate text

• Read critically

• Reflect on what you read

• Reread difficult passages

Reading strategy: ask questions such as, "Is the evidence sufficient?"

• Recite the marked text

• Read for answers to questions on your list

• Look up the definition of key words

• Read critically

Reading strategy: read aloud the parts of the text you have underlined/highlighted

• Read critically

• Reread difficult passages

• Recite the marked text

• Take notes

Reading strategy: Lean back, close your eyes, ask yourself questions to help see the big picture

• Reflect on what you read

• Pause to recite

• Talk about what you read

• Review past headings

Reading strategy: Read a few pages every day of the semester

• Approach reading with a positive attitude

• Review past readings

• Preview before reading

• Create a distributed reading schedule

Reading strategy: Before reading, glance at pages you have previously read; review your notes

• Review past readings

• Preview before reading

• Identify the purpose of what you're reading

• Create a distributed reading schedule

Reading strategy: Before reading, ask questions like, "What's the point of what I'm about to read?"

• Create a list of questions

• Identify the purpose of what you're reading

• Preview before reading

• Review past readings

Reading strategy: Stop at the end of each section to summarize aloud what you believe to be the main ideas and supporting details

• Take notes

• Read for answers to questions on your list

• Pause to recite

• Read in chunks

Reading strategy: Explain the main idea & supporting details to another student

• Recite the marked text

• Talk about what you read

• Seek assistance

• Reflect on what you read