1. Workshop#4 Reading to Read Tips on how to read for understanding

2. Goals of workshop Develop an understanding of how information is organized while I read Identify reading strategies to help understand what I am reading How to use reading strategies with my assigned readings.

3. Determining a strategy What are you reading? –Novel –School textbook –Directions on how to bake a cake Why are you reading? –Novel = for fun! – School textbook = for fun & learning! –Directions on how to bake a cake = to eat cake!

4. How readers process and store presented information Content Knowledge Connecting prior knowledge Construct + integrate Structural Knowledge Organization or arrangement of text (Cook & Meyer, 1983) Story -> Setting -> theme -> Plot -> resolution Process Knowledge How brain stores information Cognitive theory –“a reader comes to the reading task with a vast storehouse of existing knowledge.” (Cook & Meyer, 1983)

5. Tips and Strategies

6. Taking the SQ3R* Reading Method… a step further Survey – Looking through the pages, titles, section titles, etc. Question – Write questions to help guide you through your reading. FURTHER – What did you discuss in class, read in your last assignment and how does this text draw upon this or extend this information? *Adapted from: The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales. [PDF document] Retrieved from: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdfhttp://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdf

7. Read – Read through the information without making notes/highlighting; then reread. FURTHER – Pay special attention to the structure of the text, introduction, first sentence and last sentence of paragraph, and extract main ideas. Recall – Write down what you remember about what you read. – Being able to write what you read into your own words helps you recall and relate to the text! FURTHER – Explain it to someone else; start a study team or find a study partner. Review – Read through your notes and questions *Adapted from: The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales. [PDF document] Retrieved from: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdfhttp://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdf

11. Active Reading Strategies Note-taking* Summarizing Underlining Highlighting Post-it notes (or stickies) Notes on edges of copies/book pages *“Note-taking activities may serve not only to focus attention but also to limit the amount of attention available during learning.”(Cook & Mayer, 1983, p.106)

12. Questions/comments THANK YOU!

13. References Cook, L. K., Mayer, R. E. (1983). Cognitive strategy research: educational applications. M. Pressley & J. R. Levin (Ed.), New York : Springer-Verlag. The Learning Centre The University of Wales, Reading to remember the SQ3R method of study. Retrieved from: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdf http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/sqw3r.pdf 10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Comprehension Improve Your Reading Part I. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgbG5lo5Usg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgbG5lo5Usg