•Critical
Reading for College and Beyond
•CHAPTER
ONE
•Chapter
One Goals
After learning Chapter 1, you should be able to demonstrate:
After learning Chapter 1, you should be able to demonstrate:
•What
reading is.
•How
effective journaling helps your reading.
•What
concentration is.
•What
is involved in active reading and learning.
•Techniques
for improving your concentration while reading.
•Preparing
to Read College Textbooks
•Reading
is:
–a
form of communication using written language.
–a
two-way communication between an author and reader.
–interpretation
and understanding.
–a
process (processes).
–thinking.
–
•Enhanced
your reading by applying the following strategies:
•Team-Up!
–Learn
how others think.
–Learn
how to work well with others.
–Check
your understanding.
•Take
One Minute
–Check
your understanding.
•Enhance
Your Reading Comprehension
•Learning
Journals
–Help
you think about what you know.
–Let
you know what you don’t know.
–Allow
you an opportunity to see improvement.
–Help
you to identify weak points in your comprehension.
•Why
is learning how to read efficiently important?
•Saves
study time.
•Helps
you earn better grades.
•Makes
your education more relevant to your everyday life.
•Increases
job opportunities.
•DID
YOU KNOW?
•
•A
person’s ability to think critically is rapidly becoming the basis for
employment selection.
•People
with a college degree earn $1,000,000 more, over a career lifetime, than those
without a degree.
•Knowing
Your Learning Style
•Helps
you to develop effective study habits.
•
•Increases
your concentration.
•
•Helps
you achieve your maximum reading potential.
•You
will discover if you are:
•a
visual learner
•
•an
auditory learner
•
•a
kinesthetic learner
•
•a
combination
•What
is concentration?
•Concentration is
the ability to purposely focus on one thing and ignore all else.
•Concentration is
a skill that can be learned and strengthened with time and practice.
•Concentration
Blocks
•Internal
Distracters - things that cause you internal stress or distraction
–anxiety
–hunger
–deadlines
–family
problems
–illness
–day
dreaming
–worries
•External
distracters come from your environment.
•music
•television/radio
•clutter
•spouse/roommate(s)
•pictures
•telephone
calls
•visitors
•uncomfortable
chair
•too
hot/too cold
•Five
Techniques for Improving Your Concentration
•Checkmark
Monitoring System
•Creating
a Study Environment
•Creating
a Positive Mental Attitude
•Using
Your Journal as a Worry Pad
•Writing
a Letter
•
•Chapter
Vocabulary
•reading
•learning
journal
•concentration
•learning
styles
•internal
and external distracters
•worry
pad
•Checkmark
Monitoring System
•
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