CRCB C1 Slides Outline

•Critical Reading for College and Beyond

•CHAPTER ONE

•Chapter One Goals
After learning Chapter 1, you should be able to demonstrate:

•What reading is.

•How effective journaling helps your reading.

•What concentration is.

•What is involved in active reading and learning.

•Techniques for improving your concentration while reading.

•Preparing to Read College Textbooks

•Reading is:

–a form of communication using written language.

–a two-way communication between an author and reader.

–interpretation and understanding.

–a process (processes).

–thinking.

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•Enhanced your reading by applying the following strategies:

•Team-Up!

–Learn how others think.

–Learn how to work well with others.

–Check your understanding.

•Take One Minute

–Check your understanding.

•Enhance Your Reading Comprehension

•Learning Journals

–Help you think about what you know.

–Let you know what you don’t know.

–Allow you an opportunity to see improvement.

–Help you to identify weak points in your comprehension.

•Why is learning how to read efficiently important?

•Saves study time.

•Helps you earn better grades.

•Makes your education more relevant to your everyday life.

•Increases job opportunities.

•DID YOU KNOW?

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•A person’s ability to think critically is rapidly becoming the basis for employment selection.

•People with a college degree earn $1,000,000 more, over a career lifetime, than those without a degree. 

•Knowing Your Learning Style

•Helps you to develop effective study habits.

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•Increases your concentration.

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•Helps you achieve your maximum reading potential.

•You will discover if you are:

•a visual learner

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•an auditory learner

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•a kinesthetic learner

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•a combination

•What is concentration?

•Concentration is the ability to purposely focus on one thing and ignore all else.

•Concentration is a skill that can be learned and strengthened with time and practice.

•Concentration Blocks

•Internal Distracters  - things that cause you internal stress or distraction

–anxiety

–hunger

–deadlines

–family problems

–illness

–day dreaming

–worries

•External distracters come from your environment.

•music

•television/radio

•clutter

•spouse/roommate(s)

•pictures

•telephone calls

•visitors

•uncomfortable chair

•too hot/too cold

•Five Techniques for Improving Your Concentration

•Checkmark Monitoring System

•Creating a Study Environment

•Creating a Positive Mental Attitude

•Using Your Journal as a Worry Pad

•Writing a Letter

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•Chapter Vocabulary

•reading 

•learning journal    

•concentration    

•learning styles

•internal and external distracters

•worry pad

•Checkmark Monitoring System

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