Some Tips for Reading:

this method can be used

for reading your
textbooks and readings
for assignments
 The SQ3R method

3Rs: Read
S: Survey Q: Question Recite,
Review
 S: Survey

YOU SHOULD RATHER YOU LOOK AT THE TAKE NOTE OF

NEVER START SHOULD ALWAYS HEADINGS, SUB- PICTURES,
READING AT THE START WITH HEADINGS AND DIAGRAMS AND
BEGINNING OF A SURVEYING THE TITLE. GRAPHS
CHAPTER AND CHAPTER - OR
READ UNTIL YOU SCANNING
HAVE REACHED THROUGH A
THE END OF IT. CHAPTER.
 Q: Question

WHILE ASK TURN RE-WRITE THE WRITE DOWN

SURVEYING QUESTIONS HEADINGS QUESTIONS ANY
THE CHAPTER, ABOUT EACH AND PROVIDED AT QUESTIONS
DO THE SECTION: SUBHEADING THE END OF YOU HAVE
FOLLOWING WHAT? WHY? S INTO THE CHAPTER ABOUT THE
WHEN? QUESTIONS INTO YOUR WORK.
WHO? OWN WORDS
WHERE?
 3Rs: Read, Recite, Review
1 2
Read Recite
• Read one section of the • At the end of each section,
chapter at a time. Look for close your book and think
main ideas and supporting about what you have read.
ideas. Pay attention to Does the information answer
diagrams and pictures as these any of the questions that you
often provide insight. had relating to the work? If so,
write down the answer to
your question
3
Review
• Once you have completed the
chapter, review all your
questions and answers.
Identify the main ideas in the
chapter by going over your
notes and the sections again
and highlight key words. Write
a brief summary of the
chapter using the main ideas.
 Exercise

Select a short chapter in one

of your prescribed textbooks
and apply the SQ3R technique.
 Reference:

The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), (2015). An

introduction to reading, critical thinking and writing skills. IIE
Manual. Johannesburg: The Independent Institute of Education (Pty)
Ltd.

Based on the work of Du Toit, P. (2015).

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