ESSENTIAL SKILLS TECHNICAL READING
GUIDELINES
Automotive Service Technician
NOC 7321Page 124 Automotive Service Technician
NOC 7321TR2 Use Strategies to Improve Understanding and Recall
Upon completion of this learning objective, learners will be able to:
2.1 identify strategies to improve understanding and recall of written information
use prior knowledge to make sense of new information
use SQ3R
use KWL
use note-taking strategies
2.2 implement strategies to improve understanding and recall of written
information
Suggested Strategies and Activities:
Identify individual learning style
Identify strategies for each learning style for individual study and class
participation
Explain the steps to the SQ3R strategy
Explain the steps to the KWL strategy
Model strategies and encourage learners to incorporate SQ3R and KWL into
reading activities
Create and use charts for SQ3R and KWL
Use KWL in group settings to introduce new concepts
Apply techniques for note-taking and marking text
Assess and modify personal study habits/environment to incorporate new
strategies
Non-contextualized Resources:
Navigating Texts and Documents in Technical Training
Shape Up Your Reading
Cross Curricular Reading Tools
Technical Resources:
All Individual Learning Modules
Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach, 4th Edition (with CD ROM)
Auto Fundamentals
Automotive Technology: Principles, Diagnosis, and Service, Canadian Edition