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Appendix E
SQ4R metnod
Survey the text
• Read the title, headings, and subheadings.
• Look at pictures, captions under pictures, charts, graphs or maps.
• Skim any questions at the end.
• Read the introductory and concluding paragraphs.
• Read summary or abstract.
• Anticipate or predict.
Question
while you
are
surveying
• Turn the title, headings, and/or subheadings into questions.
• Ask yourself, "What do I already know about this subject?"
• Read questions at the end of the chapters or after each subheading.
• Ask yourself, "How can I answer the questions under the text?”.
When you begin to
Read
• Look for answers to the questions you first raised.
• Answer questions at the beginning or end of chapters or study guides.
• Reread captions under pictures, graphs, etc.
• Note all the underlined, italicized, bold printed words or phrases.
• Reduce your speed for difficult passages.
• Stop and reread parts which are not clear.
• Read only a section at a time and recite after each section.
Recall after you've
read a section:
• Orally ask yourself questions about what you have just read and/or summarize, in your own
words, what you read.
• Take notes from the text but write the information in your own words.
• Underline/highlight important points you've just read.
• Use the method of recitation which best suits your particular learning style.
• Remember to look for answers as you read and to recite or take notes before moving on.
• Recall/try remembering key terms and concepts.
• Tell your peer what the text is about.
Review
with
your
peer
• Share ideas with your peer. Refer to the text.
• When you study a text, try to link new facts, terms, and concepts with information you
already know.
Reflect
about your
reading
• Read your notes and check your memory by reciting and quizzing yourself again.
• Seek to explain why you have / have not been able to read effectively.
• Think of ways to improve your reading
Adapted from www.wwup.ed/academics/learning_center/sq4r_reading_method.html
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