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Study Skills List
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We all know it tough to get motivated to study, so here is a list of things to help. This material was derived in good part from a marvelous resource, The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists (1993), by Fry, Kress and Fountoukidis. Find yourself a copy; it will be invaluable.
| | Prepare |
| | Keep track of assignments |
| | Plan your time |
| | Create a study space |
| | Gather your tools |
| | Know your study style |
| | Read with a Purpose |
| | Know your purpose for reading |
| | Fit your approach to the purpose |
| | Fit your reading speed to the purpose |
| | Monitor your understanding as you read |
| | SQ3R: |
| | S……..Survey the material before reading |
| | • headings, subheadings |
| | • graphics and charts |
| | • sidebar |
| | • summaries |
| | • vocabulary |
| | • glossary |
| | • study questions |
| | • appendices |
| | • index |
| | Q……..Question – what do I know, what do I want to know |
| | R…….. Read – in manageable chunks |
| | • notice fact, opinion |
| | • recognize author’s bias |
| | • judge author’s credentials |
| | • judge relevance to your assignment |
| | • recognize propaganda techniques |
| | R……..Recite – SAY ALOUD WHAT YOU JUST READ! |
| | R……..Review - later, before class, before a test |
| | Use Your Texbook & Other Resources |
| | Determine organizational pattern of text |
| | Study and use graphics, maps and charts |
| | Learn New Vocabulary |
| | Use context |
| | Use glossary or specialized dictionaries |
| | Note special, new meanings for known words |
| | Note author’s technique for highlighting important words |
| | Note word roots and affixes |
| | Use signs and symbols |
| | Gather and Organize Information |
| | Underline key ideas |
| | Take notes from text |
| | Outline text |
| | Summarize text |
| | Categorize information |
| | Organize the information |
| | Make tables, charts, timelines, graphs |
| | Listening skills |
| | • take notes from lectures, audio-visual presentations |
| | Use library resources |
| | Use nonprint media and reference technology |
| | Identify your sources always |
| | • quotations |
| | • footnotes |
| | • bibliographies |
| | Learn from Texts and Other Sources |
| | SQ3R |
| | Use/create a study guide |
| | Create a story map |
| | Mnemonic devices |
| | Prepare Written Assignments |
| | Develop an outline |
| | Answer questions asked |
| | Write first draft |
| | Support narrative with maps, charts graphs, timelines illustrations |
| | Edit |
| | Proofread |
| | Prepare for and Take Tests |
| | Review text and Notes |
| | Make up test questions |
| | Know key words |
| | Learn test-taking skills |
| | Pace yourself during testing |
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Source:
various materials; see especially The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, Prentice Hall
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