Do you sometimes find it hard to remember what you've read? This is a common problem for lots of students, especially if they are reading resources for a research paper and the text is very dense. To help remember what you've read, active reading causes you to underline, think about, and write about the more important aspects of your resource. Take a look at the different active reading strategies below and try one that you think might best suit you
This is a good practice to help make sure you are understanding the material you are reading. Underline key words and try to summarize the reading using those words.
Write your own personal thoughts and opinions about certain aspects of your reading. Underline a part that stood out to you and explain why it did.
It stands for Title, Headings, Introduction, Every first sentence in a paragraph, Visuals/Vocabulary, End-of-chapter questions, and Summary. Each letter has some questions to ask yourself when you get to each part of your resource.
How is the writer trying to persuade the audience? Using SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker), you can take notes that will help you analyze a source rhetorically.
You can have a literal, interpretive, and applied understanding of the resources you're reading. This resource breaks down questions you can ask yourself about the resource to make sure you have an understanding of it on all three levels.
Use the right side of your notebook paper to take notes on a lecture or resource, and then use the left side of your paper to write questions you have about the material and perhaps even establish relationships within the content.
Thanks to Kent State