Effective & Critical Readinga

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EFFECTIVE &EFFECTIVE &

CRITICALCRITICALREADINGREADING


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Learning CycleLearning Cycle

Questions

InformationSearching

Reading

Summarizing

Knowledge

Retention


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Learning ObjectiveLearning Objective

Explain the technique for eectiveExplain the technique for eective

readingreading

Able to read eectively by:Able to read eectively by: Providing summaryProviding summary Raising questionsRaising questions


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Good Reader vs !oorGood Reader vs !oor

ReaderReader Read ith purposeRead ith purpose

Read and assimilateRead and assimilate

thoughtthought Read critically and as!Read critically and as!

questions to evaluatequestions to evaluate

the author argumentsthe author arguments

Read a variety of boo!sRead a variety of boo!s En"oy readingEn"oy reading

Read aimlesslyRead aimlessly

#et loss in the#et loss in the

muddle of ordmuddle of ord $allo everything$allo everything

%ne trac!er reading%ne trac!er reading

&ate to read'&ate to read'reading is boringreading is boring


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Reading !rocessReading !rocess

Gras"ing t#e$ain idea

Gat#ering t#e

%acts

Figring ot t#ese'ences o% an

event

Dra(ingConclsion


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Finding t#e $ain ideaFinding t#e $ain idea

(ain idea:(ain idea:

)opic sentences)opic sentences

$ummary sentences$ummary sentences

$upporting sentences$upporting sentences

)ransitional sentences)ransitional sentences

)a!ing notes:)a!ing notes:

&ighlighting' outlining' mapping and&ighlighting' outlining' mapping and

draing concepts treedraing concepts tree


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Gat#ering t#e %actGat#ering t#e %act

*hat is the message : ho' hat' here'*hat is the message : ho' hat' here'

hen' hy' ho:hen' hy' ho:

+istinguish beteen important facts and+istinguish beteen important facts and

trivialtrivial

$!imming' scanning' reading'$!imming' scanning' reading'

rememberingremembering

Read super,cialRead super,cial Read speci,c detailRead speci,c detail

As! ,rst then loo! : reading ith purposeAs! ,rst then loo! : reading ith purpose


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Reading criticallyReading critically

-s there a clear message communicated-s there a clear message communicated

thoroughlythoroughly

Are the relationship beteen the pointsAre the relationship beteen the points

directs and clear.directs and clear.

Are the details factual.Are the details factual.

Are the examples and evidence relevantAre the examples and evidence relevant

-s there consistency of thought-s there consistency of thought

*hat is the author bias or slant*hat is the author bias or slant


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*hat is the author motive.*hat is the author motive.

*hat does the author ant you to believe*hat does the author ant you to believe

-s the author rational or sub"ective-s the author rational or sub"ective

-s there confusion beteen feeling and-s there confusion beteen feeling and

facts.facts.

Are the main point logically ordered.Are the main point logically ordered.

Are the arguments and conclusionAre the arguments and conclusionconsistentconsistent

Are the explanations clear.Are the explanations clear.


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Literatre ReadingLiteratre Reading

/ive basic to atch for:/ive basic to atch for:

+e,nition and term+e,nition and term

ExamplesExamples

0lassi,cation and listing0lassi,cation and listing

1se of contrast1se of contrast

0ause2eect relationship0ause2eect relationship


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Retaining t#eRetaining t#e

in%or$ationin%or$ation /actors in3uencing :/actors in3uencing : -ntelligence' age and experience-ntelligence' age and experience

4aying strong foundation4aying strong foundation

(otivation(otivation

(ethod : organi5ing' good study habits'(ethod : organi5ing' good study habits'

memori5e' mnemonicmemori5e' mnemonic

1sing hat you learn1sing hat you learn


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)o( to re$e$ber)o( to re$e$ber

1nderstanding1nderstanding

+esire+esire

%ver learn%ver learn $ystemati5e$ystemati5e

AssociationAssociation


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!rocedre to i$"rove!rocedre to i$"rove

recallrecall Evaluate the material and de,neEvaluate the material and de,neyour purposeyour purpose

0hoose appropriate reading0hoose appropriate reading

techniquestechniques

-dentify the important facts-dentify the important facts

)a!e notes)a!e notes RevieRevie

-mplement-mplement


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*#y (e %orget*#y (e %orget

*e fail to ma!e the material meaningful*e fail to ma!e the material meaningful

*e did not learn pre requisite material*e did not learn pre requisite material

*e fail to grasp hat is to remember*e fail to grasp hat is to remember

*e do not have desire to remember*e do not have desire to remember *e allo apathy or boredom to dictate ho*e allo apathy or boredom to dictate ho

e learne learn

*e have not set habit for learning*e have not set habit for learning

*e are disorgani5ed and ineicient in our use*e are disorgani5ed and ineicient in our useof study timeof study time

*e do not use the !noledge e have gained*e do not use the !noledge e have gained


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)ave a nice)ave a nice

reading jorneyreading jorney

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