Effective College-Level Reading Strategies for Academic Success
How to Survive
College-Level Reading
Tips for Success!
Prepared by Dr. Jennifer W. Shettel
Department of Early, Middle, & Exceptional Education
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What’s your GPA right now?
How can you keep it there and
graduate with honors?
Summa Cum Laude: 3.95-4.0
Magna Cum Laude: 3.75-3.94
Cum Laude: 3.50-3.74
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KEEP UP WITH YOUR
READING!
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How is it going for you so far
this semester?
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How much time do you budget
to reading?
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What have you found that is
working for you?
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BE AN ACTIVE READER!
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Instead of highlighting...
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Use Annotating!
or
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Text: Bayoumi, M. (2008).
How does it feel to be a problem?
NY:
Penguin Books.
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Text: Bayoumi, M. (2008).
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How to Annotate
Develop your own system & symbols
Identify and define unknown words
Mark up the margins with your own
thoughts, comments, doodles
Ask lots of questions while you’re reading &
jot those down!
Read for the “gist”
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Let’s Try it!
Use whatever text you brought with you
today.
Read with a pencil! Annotate, circle,
underline. Use symbols, words, phrases
If you can’t write in your book, use post-its
or your notebook.
At the end, think about the
gist
of you just
read. Could you explain it to someone
else?
Remember...
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Use a pencil, not a highlighter
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Read with a questioning stance
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Expand your vocabulary & look up
unknown words
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Summarize for the gist
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KEEP YOUR 4.0!!!
Additional Resources
More information about annotating texts
Collaborative Annotation Activity
Diigo - Online Annotations Made Easy!
Discover key tips for maintaining a high GPA, achieving academic honors, and excelling in college-level reading. Learn how to stay on top of your reading assignments, become an active reader through effective annotation methods, and develop essential reading habits for academic excellence.
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How to Survive How to Survive College College- -Level Reading Level Reading Tips for Success! Prepared by Dr. Jennifer W. Shettel Department of Early, Middle, & Exceptional Education Image Credit: Creative Commons
Whats your GPA right now? What s your GPA right now? 4.0!
How can you keep it there and How can you keep it there and graduate with honors? graduate with honors? Summa Cum Laude: 3.95-4.0 Magna Cum Laude: 3.75-3.94 Cum Laude: 3.50-3.74 Image Credit: Creative Commons
KEEP UP WITH YOUR KEEP UP WITH YOUR READING! READING! How is it going for you so far this semester? How much time do you budget to reading? What have you found that is working for you? Image Credit: Creative Commons
BE AN ACTIVE READER! BE AN ACTIVE READER! Use This! Not That! Image Credit: Creative Commons
Instead of highlighting... Instead of highlighting... Image Credit: Creative Commons
Use Annotating! Use Annotating! or Image Credit: J. Shettel, 8/7/2013 Text: Bayoumi, M. (2008). How does it feel to be a problem? NY: Penguin Books. Image Credit: J. Shettel, 8/7/2013 Text: Bayoumi, M. (2008). How does it feel to be a problem? NY: Penguin Books.
In other words. In other words . T T T T ext alk o he
How to Annotate How to Annotate Develop your own system & symbols Identify and define unknown words Mark up the margins with your own thoughts, comments, doodles Ask lots of questions while you re reading & jot those down! Read for the gist Harvard College Library (2011). Interrogating Texts: Six Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year at Harvard. (http://bsc.harvard.edu/files/interrogating_texts_six_reading_habits_to_develop_in_your_first_year_at_harvard.p df )
Lets Try it! Let s Try it! Use whatever text you brought with you today. Read with a pencil! Annotate, circle, underline. Use symbols, words, phrases If you can t write in your book, use post-its or your notebook. At the end, think about the gist of you just read. Could you explain it to someone else?
Remember... Remember... Use a pencil, not a highlighter T T T T Read with a questioning stance Expand your vocabulary & look up unknown words Summarize for the gist KEEP YOUR 4.0!!!
Additional Resources Additional Resources More information about annotating texts Collaborative Annotation Activity Diigo - Online Annotations Made Easy!
