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Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
I SQ3R In high school, college, and career, your academic success will depend on your ability to read, comprehend, and recall a great deal of nonfiction text. Active reading strategies help you understand more of what you read and retain it longer in your memory. Whenever you’re assigned reading from your textbook, follow these strategies: Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Reflect! Use this SQ3R Guide to activate your SQ3R reading skills. SURVEY What is the title of the chapter? _ _________________________________________________________ List one heading : _____________________________________________________________________ List one subheading : __________________________________________________________________ Did you review charts and diagrams? _____ Illustrations/photos? _____ Bolded words? _____ Does the chapter have a summary? _____ Read it and list the main ideas : PRODUCT PREVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Return to the beginning of the chapter. Turn the pages. Observe how the chapter is organized . Describe how you will organize the information in your mind: ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ QUESTION Ask yourself: Based on the survey, what do I know about what I will read? What do the title, headings and subheadings tell me? Can I fit this information into my schema? Can I see a “big picture”? Write your answers here: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Review chapter questions or learning objectives. Identify the ideas you will read for: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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