1. Reading Across the Disciplines: Enhancing Your Courses with Reading/Study Strategies Presenter: Trish Grega, Reading afprg@uaa.alaska.eduafprg@uaa.alaska.edu, 786-6859 College Preparatory & Developmental Studies Department, UAA CAFÉ Best Practices Seminar Series February 24, 2006

2. Agenda I. 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

3. Problem Posting Think, pair, share

4. What New Students May Not Know… Writing in textbooks Study time required Preparing for class Notetaking Campus Resources Professors were students once

5. What Does the Research Say About College Reading? Engage with textbook Explicit instruction Modeling Practice Directed Activities

6. What Can We Do to Help Students Read Textbooks? Activate background knowledge Frontload Construct meaning Engage with text Read strategically – 3 stages

7. Strategies Before Reading Preview KWL SQ4R

8. Strategies During Reading Notetaking –Marking –Cornell Notetaking –Mapping Conversation with Text Journaling Reciprocal Teaching

9. 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

10. 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

11. Wrap Up  Important points?  Squares with your experience?  Still rolling around in your head?

12. 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