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Peak Performance:Success In College And Beyond

Chapter 6: Actively Read

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Learning Outcomes

Describe active reading Explain the Five-Part Reading System and SQ3R Adopt active reading strategies Build a better vocabulary Manage language courses Read technical material and manuals and complete

forms Address reading challenges

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Success Principle 6

Focus on the MEANING, not the words.

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Comprehension is the ability to understand the main ideas and details as they are

written.

Interpreting what you read means developing ideas of your own and being

able to summarize the material in your own words.

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The Importance of Active Reading

Previewing

Taking notes

Outlining main points

Digging out ideas

Jotting down key words

Finding definitions

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The Importance of Active Reading

Asking and answering questions

Underlining important points

Looking for patterns and themes

Summarizing in your own words

Reviewing for recall

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Reading Systems

The Five-Part Reading System

1. Prepare

2. Preview

3. Predict questions

4. Process information

5. Paraphrase and review

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Reading Systems

The SQ3R Reading System

1. S = Survey

2. Q = Question

3. R = Read

4. R = Recite

5. R = Review

“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” Edmund Burke

British statesman and orator

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Reading Strategies

Determine your purpose

Set reading goals

Concentrate

Create an outline

Identify key words and key concepts

Make connections

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Reading Strategies

Talk with the author

Compare notes

Take frequent breaks

Integrate learning styles

Use the entire text

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Reviewing Strategies

Summarize in writing

Summarize out loud

Review and reflect

Read and review often

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Build Your Vocabulary

Observe your words and habits

Be creative and articulate

Associate with articulate

people

Look up words you

don’t know

“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.” Chinese Proverb

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Build Your Vocabulary

Write down new words

Practice mentally

Practice in conversation

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Build Your Vocabulary

Look for contextual clues

Learn common word parts

Review great speeches

Invest in a vocabulary book

Read

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Manage Language Courses

Do practice exercises

Keep up with your reading

Carry note cards with you

Recite out loud

Form study teams

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Manage Language Courses

Listen to CDs

Model and tutor

Have fun

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Specialized Reading

Comprehending Technical Material Identify the type of graphic Read the…

1. Graphic title

2. Accompanying captions

3. Column titles

4. Labels or symbols and their interpretations

5. Data (percentages, totals, figures, etc.)

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Technical Reading

Identify the purpose of the graphic

See a connection between the topic of the graphic and the chapter or section topic in which it appears

Explain the information depicted on the graphic

Share your interpretation of the graphic

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Reading Manuals

Compare the description to what you have received

Follow step-by-step instructions

Go to the index and look up key words

Look online at the company’s website or do an online search

Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of the manual

Record access codes and other important information in the manual

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Completing Forms

Scan the entire form before filling it out

Read the small print carefully

Fill in all questions that pertain

to you Write clearly Reread your responses

before submitting the form

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Overcome Obstacles

Reading difficulties

Create a positive

attitude

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