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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

Lister: ListAfterList Wiki Contributors
Source: various materials; see especially The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, Prentice Hall

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