Active Reading and Notemaking

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Active Reading and Note-making
Become Aware of Reading Abilities
Reading Skills
Assess Monitor Reading
Use Effective Reading Strategies
Learning Strategies Development www.queensu.ca/qlc
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Reading Problems
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Make Notes While you Read

• Cornell Method

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Make Notes While you Read

• Mind Mapping

• Graphic Organizers

Listening
Note taking
Going to class
Studying
Talking to profs
Academics
Student Services
Queens University
Social Life
People
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Other Visual Ways to Retain Information

• Cue cards
• Wallpaper
• Colour Coding e.g. coloured notepaper, coloured
  highlighters to denote main ideas from
  detail/evidence

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Reading Out loud
Neuro-muscular Memory

• Thinking
• Saying it out loud
• Helps to ingrain information
• in your memory

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Now that I have summary notes on my readings,
what should I do?

• Read over your notes once a week.
• Why? Move info to long term memory!
• The notes you make are only useful if they are
  used for review.
• Learning is Understanding and Remembering
• Remembering takes effort and practice

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If you are behind in your readingsform a Study
Group

• Take turns teaching each other a chapter/article.
• Do summary sheets together on the readings.
• Make up possible exam questions based on the
  material.
• Take turns chairing the group and assigning tasks
  for the next week.

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Self Assessment and Monitoring

• Ask yourself How well am I retaining the
  information I read?
• Evaluate regularly--what strategies are working
  well?
• What needs to change?