College vs. High School Reading

Reading in College vs. High School

• College reading is more extensive, time-consuming, and effort-demanding compared to high school.
• Assignments are longer and more complex, featuring technical terms and complex ideas.
• Various sources are used, including textbooks, primary sources, and academic journals.

Instructor Expectations

• Instructors assume students have completed readings before class.
• Tests are based on this expectation, requiring students to be well-prepared.

Effective Reading Strategies

• Annotate texts by underlining, circling, and writing in margins.
• Create mind maps or graphic organizers to visualize ideas.
• Work when fully awake and allow enough time for multiple readings.
• Interact with ideas in the margins by summarizing, asking and answering questions, paraphrasing, and making personal connections.

Analyzing Texts

• Consider the context in which the text was written.
• Identify the intended audience and purpose of the text.
• Examine the organization and tone of the text.
• Analyze the author's tools and identify the thesis statement.

SQ3R for Active Reading

• Survey: Gather information to formulate goals before reading.
• Question: Engage and concentrate the mind by asking questions.
• Read: Fill in information around mental structures.
• Recite: Concentrate and learn as reading progresses.
• Review: Reinforce learning through review.