SQ5R

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SQ5R
How to study a textbook without melting your brain

• presented by
• Emanuel Hughley Jr.,
• assistant professor
• of English and Journalism

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• Do you spend hours reading a textbook chapter and
  when you finish reading, you cant remember what
  the chapter is about?

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• When you take an exam, do you feel you are
  drowning?

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Well, friend, you need. . .
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SQ5R
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What is SQ5R?

• A strategy for studying textbook chapters.
• A way to learn more information in less time.
• Emphasizes three ways we learn information.
• Seeing
• Hearing
• Doing

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What is SQ5R?

• A study technique that develops literal thinking
  skills.
• Literal thinking skills
• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application
• Students use literal thinking skill to retain
  information
• You must know a fact
• You must comprehend or understand the meaning of
  the fact
• You must apply that understanding in a new
  situation.

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SQ5R has seven steps

• Survey
• Question
• Read
• Respond
• Record
• Recite
• Review

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What happens when you survey?

• You read only the information that stands out.

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What does that mean?

• Read the chapters title.
• Read the chapters preview summary.
• Read the titles of the chapters subdivisions.
• Read words in boldface type.
• Read words in italics.
• Look at photos and other graphics.
• Read the chapters concluding summary.

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How does this help?

• After you have surveyed a textbook chapter, you
  have a general idea what the chapter is about.
• You are ready for the next step Question

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What does Question mean?

• Turn the chapters title into a question.
• Turn the chapters subdivision titles into
  questions.

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Heres an example

• The chapters title is Understanding parts of
  speech. What questions can you makeup for this
  title?

• What are parts of speech?
• Why do I need to understand parts of speech?

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How does this help?

• Helps you decide what information to look for.
• Gives you an idea where to find the information
  you need to learn.
• Prepares for the first R Read

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How should you read?

• You dont need to read the whole chapter.
• Only read enough to answer your question.
• Hint Look for the key words of your question in
  the text following the title.

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How does this help?

• Now you know what the answer looks like.

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Whats next?

• Respond--say the answer out loud.

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How does this help?

• Now you hear what the answer sounds like.

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Whats next?

• Record--write the answer on a note card or in
  your notebook.

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How does this help?

• Now you know how writing the answer feels.

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Whats the next step?

• Recite-- Read the answer repeatedly until you
  have memorized it.

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Whats next?

• Review--Test yourself. See how much you learned
  by answering your questions without looking at
  your notes.

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If you miss an answer?

• Find the answer in your notes.
• Back up one step.
• Recite the answer until you think you have
  memorized it.
• Repeat your review.

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One size does not fit all

• All college reading assignments do not deal with
  just learning facts.
• Some college reading assignments require the
  students to do three additional intellectual
  feats.
• Understand the authors opinions
• Determine whether they agree with the authors
  opinions
• Explain why they agree or disagree.
• This requires the strategy of Active Reading.
• To view the presentation on Active Reading, click
  on the Back button of your web browser and then
  click on the Active Reading Link.