Reading technique: active reading by NUR NADHIRAH https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8 en-us 2017-11-17 07:43:39 UTC 2025-12-29 14:52:51 UTC hello@padlet.com What is active reading? nadhirah98 https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207997064 Active reading simply means reading something with a determination to understand and evaluate it for its relevance to your needs.]]> 2017-11-17 07:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207997064 How ? nadhirah98 https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207997282
  • Underline or highlight key words and phrases as you read. When you return to it later on, you can easily see which points you identified as important. Be selective - too much highlighting won't help.
  • Make annotations in the margin to summarise points, raise questions, challenge what you've read, jot down examples and so on. You can do this in printed books or etexts. This takes more thought than highlighting, so you'll probably remember the content better. (Use sticky notes if you don't want to mark the text.)
  • Read critically by asking questions of the text. Who wrote it? When? Who is the intended audience? Does it link with other material you've studied in the module? Why do you think it was written? Is it an excerpt from a longer piece of text?
  • Test yourself by reading for half an hour, putting the text away and jotting down the key points from memory. Go back to the text to fill in gaps.
  • Look for 'signposts' that help you understand the text - phrases like 'most importantly', 'in contrast', 'on the other hand'.
  • Explain what you've read to someone else.
  • Record yourself reading the module material or your notes, and listen to the recording while you're travelling or doing household chores.

    • ]]>     2017-11-17 07:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207997282     nadhirah98 https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207998452 2017-11-17 07:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/207998452 Why? nadhirah98 https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/208489829 •Gain a better understanding of the course materials as well as methods to read material for daily life.
    • If you study smartly, you won't have to take the extra time later when you try to cram for a test.
    • Know your instructor's expectations and purpose for the reading assignment.]]>     2017-11-19 16:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nadhirah98/pijurp96x7f8/wish/208489829