1. Text Book Reading Strategies Reading to Comprehend and Learn

2. Using a Reading Method Why use a reading method? It directs your focus Efficient and Effective It saves time It gets what you want in the minimum time It works!!

3. Reading Using the PSQ5R Method PSQ5R A formula that stands for the basic steps in learning from reading in an efficient manner.

4. PSQ5R P stands for Purpose S for Survey Q for Question 5 Rs for Read Selectively, Recite, Reduce ‑ record, Reflect, and Review.

5. PSQ5R - Step 1 Purpose Ask why are you reading this article or chapter. Ask what do you want to get out of it? Step one - Establishing your purpose

6. Purpose – Step One Theme or Main Idea Main Facts or Figures Evidence Arguments Examples Relations Methods, Directions....

7. Survey or Skim – Step Two Why Survey or Skim before reading? Gives an overview of the piece Helps identify focus What is the central theme? Main idea(s), problems and questions being discussed? What is the author’s perceptive How does the author treat the focus

8. Survey/Skim – Step Two Should take no more than a minute or two Scan titles, subtitles, headings, graphs, charts, pictures lead paragraphs, summaries, conclusions

9. Question – Step 3 Compose questions that you will work toward answering Ask what you already know about the subject matter --