MODUL: READING EFFECTIVELY

Communication Skill Class: Elsa Krisanti, Ph.D.

How to Read Your Texts Effectively

Good reading is selective reading.

You must make decisions as to what is worth spending

your time on,

Selecting those sections that are relevant to your purpose in

reading.
Take a few seconds to quiz yourself then review those sections
that are still unclear or confusing to you

what can be glanced at or put aside for future perusal, and what
can be relegated to the wastebasket.

Whether you have good comprehension depends on

whether you can extract and retain the important ideas from
your reading, not on how fast you read.

If you can do this, you can also increase your speed

The SQ3R Method of Reading

Step 1: SURVEY
Look

over material critically.

Skim through the book and read topical and subtopical
headings and sentences.
Read the summaries at the end of chapters and books.
WRITE these notes on paper, in sequence; then look
over the jottings to get an overall idea or picture

The SQ3RMethod of Reading

Step 2: QUESTIONS
"What

are the Basic Concepts of Reading?

WRITE these questions out; look over the questions
to see the emphasis and direction;
then attempt to give plausible answers before
further reading.

The SQ3RMethod of Reading

Step 3: READ
Read

with smoothness and alertness to answer the

questions.
WRITE notes, in your own words, under each
question. Take a minimum number of notes and use
these notes as a skeleton.

The SQ3RMethod of Reading

Step 4: RECALL
Without

looking at your book or notes, mentally

visualize and sketch, in your own words, the high
points of the material immediately upon completing
the reading.
More time should be spent on recall than on
reading.

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The SQ3RMethod of Reading

Step 5: REVIEW
Look

at your questions, answers, notes and book to

see how well you did recall.
Observe carefully the points stated incorrectly or
omitted.
Fix carefully in mind the logical sequence of the
entire idea, concepts, or problem.
Finish up with a mental picture of the WHOLE.

SOURCE:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/reading.html