SQ3R An Effective Active Reading Technique

George Wilson

Active Learning

Active v Passive learning

Learn new information

Understand and remember better

What is SQ3R?

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Question

Read

Recite

Review

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Read the title of a chapter

Skim the introduction

Read headings in the chapter

Look at visuals

Notice how many pages

Read vocabulary words

Check for summary and read it

Notice unique things about chapter

Read the title of the chapter

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Skim the introduction

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Read headings and following sentence

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Look at pictures and captions

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Notice how many pages are in the chapter

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Notice vocabulary words and read them

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Check for a summary and read it

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Notice any other unique things about the chapter

charts

graphs

related readings

special sections

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Turn each subheading into a question

Question

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

How?

Why?

An example:

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How did the war begin?

What was the relationship between Washington and the

Continental Army? What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?Where was it?

Read

Read the chapter/section/paragraph

Answer your heading questions

Highlight answer when found (don’t overdo it)

Recite

Repeat your question after reading section

Answer in your own words

Understand your answer

Review

Reread your questions

Answer without referring to section

Review highlighted sections if stuck

Conclusion

Active Reading = Effective learning

Need Time and Practice

Great Study Skill to develop