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Developing Student Reading Skills

The document provides guidance on effective reading and notetaking strategies. It recommends reading with purpose, and scanning, skimming, or reading analytically depending on the task. When taking notes, the document advises being selective, using abbreviations consistently, and differentiating between quotes, summaries, and personal notes. It also recommends reviewing notes to ensure they answer relevant questions and provide needed evidence, organizing the notes by argument, and writing without delay.

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Developing Student Reading Skills

The document provides guidance on effective reading and notetaking strategies. It recommends reading with purpose, and scanning, skimming, or reading analytically depending on the task. When taking notes, the document advises being selective, using abbreviations consistently, and differentiating between quotes, summaries, and personal notes. It also recommends reviewing notes to ensure they answer relevant questions and provide needed evidence, organizing the notes by argument, and writing without delay.

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Reading & Notetaking

Read with a purpose:


To provide you with the breadth of understanding of the background issues relating to
your specific assignment, and
To acquire the evidence to present your case so you can write your assignment, drawing
on the appropriate literature.
The Reading Process:
We read differently for different tasks:
Scan for key words. This is a 'search-and-recognise' technique. Think of a train timetable:
'What time is the first train after pm today!' "ou are looking for a specific image: #$:%% in
this case. &n the case of a book look at the inde', contents and author's(editor(s blurb.
Skim for an overview. This is the technique you use to find out if the article contains the
information you need. Think of glancing quickly through a maga)ine: '&s this article going
to be interesting!' When looking at a book ask yourself whether a particular chapter is
relevant. *kim the introductory chapter for an overview of the contents and author's
editor's perspective.
Reading to understand or analytical reading. This is best done after skimming.
Word by word reading. This is very slow and is seldom necessary, unless you are
working with a highly technical te't with very unfamiliar vocabulary, or in a language in
which you are not fluent.
It may come as a new idea to you that experienced readers working in a language in
which they are fluent, do not need to look directly at every single word.
Analytical reading and making notes
I. Locate:
+ind the book or article ,consult your reading list - library catalogue.
#. +irst, scan the contents inde' and headings to get the gist of what it/s about and
decide if it/s relevant 0 if so, note down the full bibliographic reference.
1. 2ead the introduction and the conclusion to find out what the main points are.
3. *kim the headings again, and read the ones that seem relevant. 4t this stage, read
for understanding, then move on to a more analytical approach.
II. Analytical reading:
4sk yourself these questions while reading the sections relevant to you:
#. What point,s. is being made! 0 make notes
1. What evidence is offered! 0 makes notes
3. 5oes this evidence prove the point! 0 make notes
6. 7ow does this link with what & already know! 0 make notes
. 5o & agree(disagree! 0 make notes
This analytical process takes everyone some time to do, but it is time well spent if it is
done well. &f done properly it will save you having to return to this te't again at a later
date.
Adapted from
http://www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/learning/online/effective-reading.html#5
Reading & Notetaking
While making notes:
8e selective: only note down what you really need. "ou can always come back to the
source for more information.
9se abbreviations, but be consistent with these. :.g.: soc. ; social(society!
<ake clear which notes are direct quotations from the te't 0 use a different colour
pen or very clear quotation marks.
=ikewise, make clear which are summaries or paraphrases 0 e.g. write >para.? @r
>sum.? in the margins
4nd make clear which are your own notes 0 & use >me? in the margins.
"ou will get ideas and have questions while you read
III. Review
2eview your notes. 4re they well organised and succinct! 5o they answer the questions you
posed and provide the evidence you need!
IV. rganise your notes
@nly read until you have enough material to write your assignment. Aeep your notes in good
order, making sure that you have sufficient material to address each of your developing
arguments. Bolour coding the different sections might help.
V. Write
5o not use reading as an e'cuse to delay the writing. "ou need sufficient time to complete
this task properly and to capitalise fully on the time you have spent, reading and gathering the
evidence.
Adapted from
http://www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/learning/online/effective-reading.html#5
Reading & Notetaking
Activity:
Give out introductory text book
!ave them kim the "#$ for the main git of book % note it down
!ave them kim chapter & for the git of the chapter. % note it down
Adapted from
http://www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/learning/online/effective-reading.html#5

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