Reading & Note-Taking: Textbooks

The Reading & Note-Taking: Textbooks course is comprised of three parts: Reading, Taking Notes, and Writing Summaries. These three components will together enable you to understand the process of reading and taking notes. They will help you learn about the relation to good study habits, reading practices and writing assignments.

It is recommended that you have completed the Introduction to Online Collaborative Learning and Time Management courses prior to undertaking this one. If you have not taken these, permission from the instructor should be secured prior to beginning this lesson. You might also want to see the Memory & Concentration course.

This Lesson: Reading Texts

Learning Objectives

This lesson will enable the learner to:

• Understand the process of reading and taking notes, including how to:
  • Survey
  • Question
  • Read
  • Recite
  • Review
• Analyze texts for important information
• Learn how to apply these skills to different subject areas.

Overview of this lesson

In the Reading Texts lesson, we will:

• Read text on Reading
• Post to the Discussion Board a comment on the Exercise [option]
• Respond and critique another student's response [option]
• Practice Reading Skills
• Take a short self-assessment Reading Quiz
• Review links on Reading

Start Lesson 1: Reading Texts

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