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LEARNING FROM TEXTBOOKS 211TABLE 8.2Procedures for Learning From Textbook
Before Reading- Preview the book for learning aids.
- Survey the assignment before each reading session.
- Read questions at the beginning or end of each chapter or study guide that
may accompany your textbook, or that are provided by your instructors.
During Reading Each Passage or Section- As you begin reading, think of the text as a conversation between the author
and yourself. Ask the following questions: “What is the author trying to tell
me?” “Which sentences state the main idea?”
no heads, write questions in the margin of the textbook.- Underline the answers to your questions and annotate the textbook.
- Turn the headings in a textbook into questions and answer them. If there are
After Reading Each Passage or Section- Answer out loud the questions that you generated from the headings, printed
- After you have underlined the material, reread questions to check whether
modifications in underlining.- Check your understanding of the material you read by attempting to answer
the questions. - Consider summarizing, outlining, or representing the material.
in your textbook, and given by your instructor.underlining provides sufficient clues to answer questions. If necessary, makeTable 8.2 contains a review of the different reading procedures dis-
cussed in this chapter:Key Points- Good readers use specific learning strategies to manage their
understanding. - Simply underlining textbooks as one reads is not an effective
learning strategy unless it is used with the generation and answering
of questions. - Reading or taking notes and remembering are two separate
activities. Just because you read or take notes does not mean you
will remember what you read or wrote down. - Learning from textbooks and lectures involve activities undertaken
before, during, and after each activity. - Good readers monitor their understanding as they read.