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First-year Brockport students report almost unanimously that they are overwhelmed with both the volume and difficulty of their textbook reading assignments.

Early Warning Advisement Survey

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Students report that they• Read but do not recall, • Read part of assigned work, or• Don’t read at all.

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Why don’t students read?

• No quizzes on the reading.• Professor never talks about the reading

assignment.• Assignments too long.

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Why should students read?• Supplement class lecture and notes.• Prepare for class note-taking and listening.• Build on previous knowledge.• Read to learn, write to learn, talk to learn.• A positive correlation between reading and

overall success in class

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Grade Level of Accomplishment Quality Points

A Highest Level of Work 4.00

A- 3.67

B+ 3.33

B Better than Average Work 3.00

B- 2.67

C+ 2.33

C Average Work 2.00

C- 1.67

D+ 1.33

D 1.00

D- Minimum Level of Passing Work 0.67

E Failing Work 0.00

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Semester HonorsDean’s List = 3.40-3.69Dean’s with Honors = 3.70-3.99President’s List = 4.0

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Goals for Reading• Identify the most important points

quickly• Distinguish between main ideas and

details• Comprehend information quickly• Sort and situate information into

memory• Review for exams efficiently

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Please take out a textbook.

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So Many Textbooks. . .• Natural sciences• Foreign languages• Math• Literature• History• Primary sources

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Survey the Text as a Whole• title, author, date• preface, introduction, purpose, thesis,

approach• table of contents, topics, subtopics,

organization• chapter highlights, summaries, study

questions, appendices

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Survey an Individual Assignment• Title• Introduction• Sub-headings• Topic sentences• Visual aids• Chapter summary, discussion questions, etc.

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Sample a paragraph to assess the following:• Your Interest & concentration span• The rate at which facts are presented• The difficulty of the text

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Schedule Reading Time & Place• Break the reading assignment into small,

manageable chunks of text.• Schedule reading time for each chunk.• Identify reading location.

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Ask Questions• What do you already know about this

topic?• What information do you hope to learn? • What do you think the author might say?

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Form Questions• Turn each of the main points found in the

introduction, sub-headings, topic sentences, or summary into a question.

• Use these questions to guide your reading.

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Read Read the assignment you have surveyed,

using your questions as a guide.

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Take Notes & Talk • Restate the main points and supporting

details in you own words while you read.• Mark the text to indicate main points,

definitions, characteristics, examples, and conclusions.

• Use numbers to indicate important series of information.

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Review Notes & Check Knowledge• Review your notes, outline, or marked

portions of the text • Test your comprehension.

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Summary• Note the differences in textbooks from

discipline to discipline. • Preview assignment.• Schedule reading time.• Form questions.• Write and talk to improve comprehension• Test your understanding of information