Things to discuss with students to help them learn:
Reading for Learning [From Eric Zückerman’s Study Journal for OneNote
http://www.aug.edu/%7Eezuckerman/SJ.pdf]Skim reading: a quick, perusal of the material to acquaint yourself with the terminology of the section and any diagrams or graphs that are potential classroom material. You might find yourself reading a sentence or two hear and there, but mainly you should be investigating the overall structure of the pages you skim read.
Deep reading: reading where you approach each paragraph as if it must be mastered in order to progress to the next paragraph. It is often wise to restate each paragraph in a single, grammatically correct sentence. Every equation you come across should be described in a sentence or two, as well. Many of you will also find taking notes as you read helps, or, as an alternative, that you correlate the reading with the notes from class ( filling in any gaps from the notes that you come across).
Review reading: a deeper skim reading to be done after the deep reading and in preparation for the exam. I advocate doing reading from the text in small, 'digestible' chunks. From my experience, there are three forms of reading that most students can utilize to their advantage I recommend only skim reading before the material is covered in class. This is especially important if the material is being covered in the form of a guided inquiry activity.
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