SQ3R METHOD OF READING

SQ3R – METHOD OF READING

SQ3R is a method of reading that is useful in text book reading. It is useful in saving time and learning things for long term use.

SQ3R refers to Surveying, Questioning, Reading, Reciting and Reviewing.

SURVEYING

        As soon as you get into a textbook/ unit / lesson, make a quick survey. Survey the Title, Introduction, Headings, Sub Headings, Conclusion and so on to get an idea of what you are going to read.

QUESTIONING

        Turn the Title, Headings, Sub Headings, Important points, Key words and phrases into questions.

READING

        As you read the text, write down the questions you have formed on the left side of the margin and try to fix the answers. Write down the questions in the self evaluation part of the unit or the lesson on the right side margin and try to fix the answers.

RECITING

        After you have read the text carefully, open the text, cover the right side margin of the page and look at the questions on the left side margin and try to give the answers orally or write them in a sheet of paper. Then cover the left side margin of the page and look at the questions on the right side margin and try to give the answers orally or write them in a sheet of paper.

REVIEWING

        After some three days take the text, look at the questions and try to remember the answers. If any doubt, get into the text and clarify it. Leave it for a week. After that, take the text, look at the questions and try to remember the answers. If any doubt, get into the text and clarify it. Leave for a month. After that take the text, look at the questions and try to remember the answers. If any doubt, get into the text and clarify it. Just like that go through the text at specific intervals – maybe after three months, six months or one year. This will help you in carrying over your knowledge for years to come.

READING SKILL

READING

“Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man” – Sir Francis Bacon.

        Reading is the third skill in the hierarchy of Communication Skills and it is considered to be the most rewarding skill.

Types of Reading

There are different types of reading. Some are

1.   Intensive Reading

2.   Extensive Reading

3.   Selective Reading

4.   Loud Reading

5.   Silent Reading

In Extensive Reading which contains longer texts, we do not read sentence by sentence. We always aim at getting the overall meaning of the text. For example, we follow Extensive Reading when we read Novels, Newspapers or Magazines.

Intensive Reading is a detailed kind of reading. Here we try to read and understand line by line, even word by word so that we are able to understand everything in detail. We follow Extensive Reading when we read Text Books, Important News Item, Cloze Tests and Comprehension Passages.

Selective Reading is done when we read news items which interest us. In selective Reading, we select the Topic, Material or Text that interests us and read them. Reading Sports or the Business Page as soon as one takes the newspaper in hand is Selective Reading.

Silent and Loud Reading are the two modes of reading. We use Loud Reading when we read text books or prepare for an exam. Silent Reading is normally preferred for reading Newspapers, Journals and Magazines.

SKIMMING AND SCANNING

Skimming and scanning are two reading strategies that are very helpful to the reader in the different styles of reading. These techniques enable you to cover a vast amount of material very rapidly.

In Skimming, the reader aims at getting the gist or the overall meaning of the text. Here the reader moves his eyes rapidly over the text trying to get a quick grasp of the subject matter. Skimming can be done at 1000 or more words per minute.

For example, when we read Newspapers or magazines Skimming is more helpful.

In Scanning, we search for an important idea or keyword (Name, Year etc.) in a text. Scanning is very useful for finding specific name, date, statistic or fact without reading the entire text. Scanning can be done at 1500 or more words per minute.

Note-Making

In Note-making, one has to make hints from the given passage or test, then he has to develop the hints in the form of a paragraph or passage by means of summarizing.