iStudy for Success!: Active Reading

Abstract

The overall goal of this tutorial is to introduce you to active reading. This tutorial addresses communications skills, requires active use of writing, speaking, and other forms of self-expression, and provides opportunities for information gathering, synthesis, and analysis in solving problems and in critical thinking. When you have completed this tutorial, you should be able to:

Describe active reading skills and their importance Reflect upon and self-assess your current use of active reading skills Engage in and apply active reading skills Identify strategies for taking notes and using underlining in readings

Activities Read the information about Active Reading Activity 1: What skills do you use when reading? Read about the Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review (SQ3R) strategies Activity 2: Practicing Active Reading Activity 3: What problems do you have when reading academic assignments? Activity 4: What are your current reviewing techniques? Activity 5: Practice Active Reading Read about the tips for underlining text in a textbook Activity 6: What you have learned about underlining text? Read about the suggestions for increasing reading speed and effectiveness Read about the tips for taking notes while reading Activity 7: Note-Taking