Effective Reading Strategy

Study Skill
Ma Chung Festival 2009
Are you addicted to reading books ?
If you are addicted to But, if you dislike
reading books, it is good reading a book, it will
to you. be a disaster to you.
Preliminary Quiz 1

What is wrong about the text below ?

BIRD
IN THE
THE HAND
Preliminary Quiz 2
How many F’s are there in the following
statement?

THESE FOLDERS OF FILES DO

NOT FURNISH THE FULL
REPORT OF FACTUAL
INFORMATION THAT WE
NEED.
The Answer are……
Answer of preliminary quiz 1
BIRD IN THE THE HAND

Answer of preliminary quiz 2

EIGHT F’S
(Did you count the F’s in the two OF’s?)

In reading, you MUST concetrate with the

sentence.
Common Mistakes in Reading
Reading word by word
Too much attention to form, not meaning
Too much attention to details, missing main
ideas
A small reading vocabulary, over reliance on
dictionary
Having limited background knowledge
Pre-Reading Strategy
Before you begin to read, check your PBID:
PURPOSE
BACKGROUND
INTEREST
DIFFICULTY
Purpose
Identify the PURPOSE of the reading.
Example :
Read the chapter for background information so that
you will understand the next class lecture.
Read the chapter and memorize details, such as the
definitions of certain terms.
Purpose
The purpose of reading is to get information
Information which you get when you’re
reading books are
Hobby, relaxation

Reading to learn and retain

Examination

Practical exercises
Background
Your reading comprehension is strongly affected
by your background knowledge.
Try to answer the following question:
What do I already know about the subject?
Skim the chapter headings, pictures, charts,
graphs, and diagrams.
Read the summary, and think about what you
know about the subject
Interest
Create interest by sharing the reading with study
partners.
Divide up the chapter to different students, then
share the results.
Annotate what you read.
Write an outline of the information.
Talk to the instructor and ask questions about the
subject matter.
Interest
Students often complain that they don’t like to
read the text because it is not interesting.
Despite a true statement, it doesn’t remove the
fact that in many classes IF YOU DO NOT
READ THE TEXT, YOU WILL NOT PASS
THE CLASS. If you avoid the text because of
lack of interest, you need to take some action to
make the reading bearable
Difficulty
Lack of knowledge on reading material.
Ignorance of meaning.
Ignorance of sentence structure.
Not interested in the subjects.
Too many things to read.
Difficulty
If the reading is difficult:
Read another text that is on the same subject, but
is written on a similar level.
Go back and think about your purpose,
background and interest.
Get a tutor for the class so that the difficult parts
can be explained to help you understand the
information.
SQ3R
There are some steps which can help you to read
books easily.
SURVEY
QUESTION
READ
RECITE
REVIEW
Survey
Read the title of the chapter or the article. Turn
these into questions that you expect to be
answered.
Read the headings and subheadings.
Read the introduction and summary to get an
overview of the main ideas.
Read the captions under the visual aids.
Read any study questions at the end of the chapter
or article and use them as goals in your reading.
Question
As you reach each of the above parts, ask
yourself what is meant by the title, headings,
subheadings, and captions.
Ask yourself what you already know about the
subject.
Ask yourself what your instructor said about
the assignment in the class or what was given
out on a handout.
Ask yourself what you want answered from
reading the assignment.
Ask yourself what will you have to do with the
information.
Read
Read and think actively. Look for main ideas
and supporting details. Use outlining,
underlining, and test marking skills.
Read to answer questions that were raised in
the QUESTION step.
Read carefully all of the underlined, italicized,
boldfaced words or phrases.
Recite
Use good judgment about places to stop and
recite.
Use outlining and underlining skills (but not
long passages), then summarize each section.
Quiz yourself on the main points. Connect new
material with what you already know about the
subject.
Write any question and any material you do not
understand and ask your instructor to explain it.
Review
Study briefly the main ideas to keep the
information fresh in your mind.
Look over your outlines, underlining, and any
notations you made in your textbook.
Make practice test questions from review
notes.
Do review daily, weekly and before a test.
Skimming
Skimming for speed reading.
Skimming involves running your eyes down each
page and taking note of any terms in:
bold-face print, italics, section heading, graphs
and charts or other important things.
Skimming is a preliminary process, an initial
exposure WITHOUT expectation of thorough
understanding. BUT that moment is very
important.
We can prepare OURSELVES and get the BASIC
drift of the reading material
Skimming Purposes
ONLY preliminary process
 Your mind will have to be alert and active

 Your eyes act only as the collectors of

information
 Your mind must do the registering and

analysing
Skimming Techniques
Scan the first and last section of each chapter
Read the first sentence of each paragraph, well-
written works often have led sentences
introducing the concept in each paragraph.
“Magnetic technique”, your eyes as magnets
and run them down the page looking for
specific facts or key words and phrases.
Conclusion about skimming
Skimming is very efficient because
it allows you to get overview of the material or
to find specific facts quickly
Use different approaches for different types of
reading goals
Skimming will save your time. Remember
“Time is Money”
Enjoy your reading.
Good luck to all of you.