Mary Barlow
Many people think they
know how to study, but
Few really know.
I learned a few tricks
that I am going to share
with you.
I love to read! Any
book, any day.
 I can read 4 to 5 hours
everyday and be
completely happy.
 What I did not know was
textbooks were not as much fun to
read. In fact they were boring!
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I’m not an old dog, but I learned a new trick.
One trick I use is to just move my eyes faster.
The brain can comprehend much faster than the
eyes.
Muscle Reading helps me be more attentive and I remember more.
Before I read I preview and ask question. While I read I answer
questions. After I finish reading I review and recite.
If reading is difficult I read it out loud or I stand up to read it.
Changing modes can help me learn. It might work for you too.
You could also talk to someone: the instructor, other students, or
your tutor. There’s no shame in a tutor.
Notes, who likes notes?
What use were they?
Math, maybe.
Why were they necessary?
Luckily I did not need notes during high
school and I quickly learned some
strategies for my college courses.
There are many note taking strategies.
You just have to select which strategy
Will be most effective.
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Notes can be wonderful study guides.
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They make you summarize lectures.
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Writing in a textbook is a strategy that only works if 10% or less is
highlighted. Writing in margins, circling, and changing punctuation.!
Using only one side of a page will help during study time. I can
spread out my papers and quickly study.
Watching the instructor for clues will give clues to what is important,
therefore, marking important notes.
Most imperative to note taking is when to review.
Notes must be reviewed within 24 hours to make
the important points stick.
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The only way to accomplish this is dedication and time
management.
Time management is something everyone has heard of but it is
something I had never really used before.
Applying time management only works if you are willing to put in
the effort it takes.
Time management is the only way to accomplish,
well, anything.
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Even if you do not notice. Time management is
always a factor.
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Planning my hours is the most effective for me
watching my time is the only way this will work. If
I do not watch my time I will more likely spend too
much time on one thing and not enough on another.
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I am going to be an elementary educator.
Teachers are always learning new things.
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I will be able to use my note taking strategies
and my textbook reading strategies in my future.
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To have a class that I KNOW I will be able to use in the future is
useful. I cannot always see the point of a class but I can see the
point of this one.