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Reading Better and Understanding More
Learning to Think Like the TeacherPreview
Create interest; set goals; ask questions.
2. Use what you already know:Review old information. Make internal and external connections.
3. Intend to remember:Make the conscious decision to remember what you read, and monitor your performance.
4. Anticipate test questions:Select what you need to know, and begin to think like the teacher.
5. ReadTitle, headings, subheadings, outline, summary, and end of chapter questions.
6. LookAt pictures, graphs, charts, diagrams, etc.
7. ThinkAbout what you already know, what you will need to know, and what you will need to do to learn the material.
8. Begin to formulate questions:Ask "Do I have a clear idea of what this chapter is about?" Ask who, what, when, and where questions.
9. Set personal and textual goals:Personal: What do you personally want to know? Textual: What does the class/teacher require you to know?
Read and
Annotate
What you already know
The amount of material and the way it's presented
The kind of information the text and/or the teacher stresses
The types of quizzes, exams, papers, class discussion and other "performances" you have to give
Put away your highlighters. Write, don't just underline. Remember that what you mark is for future reviewing.
12. Work on one "chunk" of the text at a time.13. Put information into your own words whenever possible.
Review
Take notes on your notes.
15. Put ideas - main ideas and detailsInto your own words and your own format.
16. Use Rehearsal StrategiesMapping, concept/cue cards, matrix charts.
17. Monitor your learning.Ask yourself if you're getting your questions answered and if you understand the material.
18. Distribute your study time.Don't plan to study for more than two hours at a time.
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