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SQ3R An Effective Active Reading Technique
George Wilson
Active Learning
Active v Passive learning
Learn new information
Understand and remember better
What is SQ3R?
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
Survey-Pre-Reading Activity
Read the title of a chapter
Skim the introduction
Read headings in the chapter
Look at visuals
Notice how many pages
Read vocabulary words
Check for summary and read it
Notice unique things about chapter
Read the title of the chapter
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Skim the introduction
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Read headings and following sentence
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Look at pictures and captions
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Notice how many pages are in the chapter
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Notice vocabulary words and read them
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Check for a summary and read it
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Notice any other unique things about the chapter
charts
graphs
related readings
special sections
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Turn each subheading into a question
Question
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Why?
An example:
Read
How did the war begin?
What was the relationship between Washington and the
Continental Army? What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?Where was it?
Read
Read the chapter/section/paragraph
Answer your heading questions
Highlight answer when found (don’t overdo it)
Recite
Repeat your question after reading section
Answer in your own words
Understand your answer
Review
Reread your questions
Answer without referring to section
Review highlighted sections if stuck
Conclusion
Active Reading = Effective learning
Need Time and Practice
Great Study Skill to develop