If you build the habit of focused digital reading, you’ll learn more.
Why this works: Reading challenging online texts successfully requires different mental and physical habits than those that work for typical web-based reading.Resist the typical habits of online reading If you put in the time and effort to learn the following sequence of strategies, you will be able to stay more focused on readings and get more out of them in the same amount of time or even less.īy resisting typical habits of online reading, doing college-level skimming, figuring out the goal of the reading, reading selectively to achieve your reading goal, and testing yourself, you will enjoy more engaged, rewarding, and efficient reading that will prepare you for seminar discussion, reading reflection, or paper writing. Students often spend hours reading, yet say they have trouble paying attention, don’t really understand, and get lost in details. Here are strategies on the fundamentals of efficient reading, as well as strategies for reading science textbooks, empirical articles, and argumentative works. Reading at college level requires new skills. Meet Our Language Conversation Partners.
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