Reading Across the Disciplines: Enhancing Your Courses with Reading/Study Strategies
Presenter: Trish Grega, [email protected], 786-6859
College Preparatory & Developmental Studies Department, UAA
CAFÉ Best Practices Seminar SeriesFebruary 24, 2006
AgendaI. Introduction –
What Does the Research Say About College Reading Demands?
What Can We Do to Help Students Read Textbooks?
II. Reading/Study Skill Strategies Before Reading
During Reading
After Reading
III. Voluntary Surveys
Problem Posting
• Think, pair, share
What New Students May Not Know…
• Writing in textbooks• Study time required• Preparing for class• Notetaking• Campus Resources• Professors were students
once
What Does the Research Say About College Reading?
• Engage with textbook• Explicit instruction• Modeling• Practice• Directed Activities
What Can We Do to Help Students Read Textbooks?
• Activate background knowledge• Frontload• Construct meaning • Engage with text• Read strategically – 3 stages
Strategies Before Reading
• Preview• KWL• SQ4R
Strategies During Reading
• Notetaking– Marking– Cornell Notetaking– Mapping
• Conversation with Text• Journaling• Reciprocal Teaching
Strategies After Reading
• Student Generated Discussion Questions– Knowledge level (what the
passage says)– Comprehension level (what it
means)– Application level (how it
relates to other knowledge
• Text Search/Quote Sharing• Assessment and Review
Summary of Effective Strategies for Students to Use for Textbook Reading
• Answer instructor-provided questions • Ask and answer student-generated questions • Produce an outline or concept map • Write summaries of each section in the chapter • Use the SQ4R method: Survey the text, formulate questions, read,
record notes, recite, reflect • Write notes that elaborate on the textbook:
– a. Cornell method: one column for key words and concepts, a second column for comments, summaries. Useful for comprehension and later recall.
– b. Double-entry method: one column/page for copied passage, adjacent column/page for personal reflections on the passage; useful for engaging with the text.
– c. Textbook annotation processes
• Write brief summaries in the text margins • List ideas (causes, effects, characteristics, etc.) • Identify examples in the margin (write “EX”) • Write key information on graphs and charts • Predict potential test questions • Call attention to confusion with a ? in the margin • Underline key words
Wrap Up
Important points?
Squares with your experience?
Still rolling around in your head?
Reading and Study Skills Campus Resources
• College Preparatory and Developmental Studies Department– PRPE A070 Basic Reading– PRPE A076 Reading Strategies– PRPE A 107 Introduction to College Reading– PRPE A105 Intro to College Study Skills– PRPE A054 Learning Strategies– PRPE A075 Speed Reading
• Advising and Testing Center– GUID A150 Survival Skills for College Students– Workshops
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