When
most people start to read a magazine,
newspaper or book -- they just open it
and start to read!
You can have better speed,
comprehension, recall and retention if
you "layer" in the information in the
following three steps instead of trying
to get it all at once.
Overview:
Decide What
You Want & Find Out What It’s About
This is like the "trip tik"
you get from AAA before you go
on a journey. It gives you a
plan for where are you going,
how to get there and things to
watch for on the way. It makes
the trip easier if you know
where you are going ahead of
time.
Use the Table of Contents in
a magazine to decide which
articles you want to read and
look at the headlines in the
newspaper to choose what
interests you.
Survey All The “Extras" --
side bars, headings and all of
the things "you usually skip".
Preview:
This step is
like a preview of a movie--you'll
decide whether you want to see
read) the whole thing and you will
be able to look for what you’ll
need.
Get the Big Picture – The
“Gestalt”
Go fast--straight down the
page.
Look for Content Words.
Look For Questions To
Answer.
Read It: Accomplish
Your Reading Purpose.
Spend only the time
necessary to accomplish this
purpose.
Look for answers to your
questions from the Preview.
