READING DIAGRAM

By Team 1 – Anh 3 TATM

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO READING AND STUDYING

Think along with the

author
About the reading and
Prior knowledge
studying process
Make connections
between reading and
already known
knowledge

Previewing Examining material to

determine its topic and
organization

Predicting to anticipate
Predicting
what is coming next

Evaluating your
Monitor your understanding as you
Keys to studying college comprehension read and correcting
textbooks the problem

Focusing on main ideas

Be selective as you
and major supporting
read and study details

Arranging main ideas

Organize the
and supporting details
informaton in a meaningful way

Saying or writing
Rehearse the material to transfer it
information into long-term
memory
 SQ3R STUDY SYSTEM

Get an overview of the chapter

Survey By looking at headings, subheadings, chart, table, etc

Ask question during Survey step.

Turn headings into question
Question
Read Athour's questions

Read each section with question in mind

Read Read with purpose to comprehension and retention

Try to answer questions aloud from memory

Recite If can't answer, go back to section and reread

Review all your questions, answers, etc

Review

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO BE

SUCCESS FUL IN COLLEGE

Succes students are prepare for class

They attend every class and pay attention

They perceive instructors as experts

They follow an organized study routine

They develop a set of study skills strategies

 WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET
GOALS?

Keep you motivated

Enables you to make good decisions about how you use

Enables you to measure your progress toward achieving them

WHAT ARE LEARNING

PREFERENCES?

Learning preference
The modality through which an individual learns best

Visual preference
A preference for seeing or reading informations to be learned

Auditory preference
 A preference for hearing information to be learned

Tactile preference
CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING A COLLEGE-LEVEL COCABULARY
A preference for writing information to be learned or manipulating
materials physically
The most important reason: understand
textbooks

Why is it important to develop College work is easier

a college-level vocabulary?
Speaking and writing will become more precise and
interesting

receive a higher salary

Definition clue
a definition for the word is given in the sentence

Synonym clue a word is explained by a word or phrase that has a similar meaning

Contrast clue
a word is explained by a word or phrase that has an opposite meaning

Experience
Context clue the meaning can be understood based on your background knowledge or
clues experience

Example clue
a word is explained by examples that illustrate its meaning
DEVELOPING A
COLLEGE-LEVEL
VOCABULARY Clue from
another
sentence another sentence in the paragrapgh explains the word

Roots base words that have meaning on their own

Word-
structure word parts attached to the beginnings of roots that add their meaning to
Prefixes
clues the roots

Suffixes word parts attached to the ends of root words

figure of speech suggesting a comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things, usually
Metaphor by saying that one of them is the other

Figurative figure of speech presenting a comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things by saying
Simile that one of them is like the other
language

Hyperbole figure of speech using obvious exaggeration for emphasis and effect

Personification figure of speech in which nonhuman or nonliving things are given human traits
 CHAPTER 3: DETERMINING THE TOPIC

Whenever you write a

paragraph, you have to
decide the topic

What is the topic of

who or what you want to
a paragraph, and write about
why is it important?

The topic maybe a name, a

word or a phrase.

Look for a Heading or a

Clue 1 Title that indicates the
topic

Look for a Word, Name, or

Phrase in the paragraph
Clue 2
that appears in special
print
DETERMINING Clues for
THE TOPIC determining the
topic
Look for a Word, Name, or
Clue 3 Phrase that is repeated
throughout the paragraph

Look for a Word, Name, or

Phrase referred to
Clue 4 throughout the paragraph
by pronouns or other
words

You should use a name, a

word, or a phrase, but
never a sentences, to
express the topic.

Other things to keep You must know the

in mind when difference between
“general” and “specific”
determining the topic

A longer passage has an

overall topic
 A stated main idea sentence is the
sentence in a paragraph that contains
both the topic and the author's most
important point about this topic
What is a stated main
idea sentence, and
why is it important? A paragraph can have only one main
most improtant idea

Look for sentence has two ingredients:

+The topic
+Most important point about the topic

1. Detemine it topic, locate the main

idea

Method for
identifying the stated 2. Be sure sentence contain actual
main idea sentence word, name or phrase that is the
topic
LOCATING THE
STATED MAIN 3. Be sure the sentence is the
IDEA general sentence that sum up the
details but does not include them

4. see if other sentences explain or

tell more about the sentence you
have choosen

Which sentence in
the paragraph can be First sentence of the paragraph
the stated main idea or within the paragraph
sentence?

All stated main idea sentences

havve certain characteristicsin
common

Avoid common mistakes when

locating the stated main idea
Other things to keep
on mind when
locating the stated
main idea sentence Signal words or phrases help you
locate a stated main idea and
conclusion

A longer passage often has an

overall main idea that is stated
CHAPTER 4 LOCATING THE STATED MAIN IDEA
 Implied main idea is a
sentence formulated by
the reader that express
the author's main point
What is an implied about the topic
main idea, and why
is it important?

You will extend your

comprehension

Formula 1: Add an Add the essential

Essential Word or Phrase information to make the
to a sentence in the sentence express the
Paragraph that almost complete main idea
States the main idea

Combine two sentences

contain important
information
Formula 2: Combine
3 formula for using two Sentences from
information to the Paragraph into a
FORMULATING AN formulate an Single Sentence Use and, but, however
IMPLIED MAIN IDEA implied main idea

Formulate a a main idea

Formula 3: Summarize
important ideas into
one sentence or write
one sentence that
gives a general
inferrence based on
the details
summarizing the
important infomation
Or Write one sentence
giving a general
inference based on the
details

You must use a sentence to

express a formulated main
idea

Other things to All formulated implied main

keep in mind when idea sentence have certain
formulating an characteristics
implied main idea
sentence

A longer passge often has an

impled overall main idea
that you must formulate
CHAPTER 5 FORMULATING AN IMPLIED MAIN IDEA