HOW TO STUDY
EFFECTIVELY AS
A STUDENT
By Samuel Ezenwa
Concept
Selling your idea of Reading
● Reading is an active process of looking at written
symbols and getting meaning from them.
● It is one of the four main language skills along
with listening, speaking and writing.
Concept
Selling your idea of Reading
● Importantly, reading gives you access to a wealth
of information.
● Even beyond education, it is used in everyday
activities such as reading for information,
instructions, directions and sometimes simply for
entertainment.
Levels of
Reading
Choose one approach to grab the
audience’s attention right from the
➔ Elementary
➔ Intermediate
➔ Tertiary
Selling yourElementary
idea Level
At the elementary level, reading is concerned with
learning to recognize printed symbols (words)
which represent speech and to respond emotionally
or otherwise to the sound and meaning of words.
Intermediate
Selling your idea Level
For more experienced readers in schools and
colleges, reading involves the meaningful
interpretation of written symbols such as words,
phrases and sentences (comprehension)
Tertiary Level
Selling your idea
At this level, reading involves:
● critical thinking
● evaluation
● Judging
● Imagining
● problem-solving
What is the Purpose of Reading?
.
● To find and understand main ideas or follow
trend of thought
● To identify significant details for comprehension
● To answer specific questions, locate certain
facts or information
● To follow a given instructions/directions on how
to do or make something
● To find and understand main ideas or follow
the trend of thought of a writer
● To answer specific questions, locate certain
facts or information
● To follow a given instructions/directions on
how to do or make something
● To derive pleasure from creative literature
Types of
Reading
By the end of this section, your audience
should be able to visualize:
➔ Skimming
➔ Scanning
➔ Academic Study
➔ Critical Thinking
your solution.
Skimming
This entails the ability
to go over a given text
in order to get a
general overview of
such reading material.
It allows you to quickly
pick out the main ideas
in a text.
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Skimming
To skim implies to go
through a book,
newspaper or any
reading text at a fast
pace so as to have a
general idea of what
it is all about.
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Scanning
This is a type of
reading in which the
reader seeks to
obtain specific
information or idea.
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Scanning
Scanning involves skipping
a large amount of material
that is not required. A lot
of words are not read
because the emphasis is on
the phrase or idea or word
that is needed
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Scanning
What is Academic
or Study
Reading?
Academic Reading
Academic Reading
● This kind of reading relates to some form of
academic task, like reading for an examination.
● It is discipline specific and purposeful.
● This type of reading requires effort and
practice.
Academic Readin
Academic Reading
● This kind of reading relates to some form of
academic task, like reading for an
examination.
● It is intensive and detailed reading that
helps you remember more of what you read
“As a student you
have to learn to read
effectively and
efficiently so as to
acquire information
for your academic
needs”
Reading
Techniques
By the end of this section, your audience should be able
to visualize:
➔ Speed Reading
➔ Anticipation
your solution.
Speed Reading
Speed reading is the process of
rapidly recognizing and absorbing
phrases or sentences rather than
identifying individual words
Speed Reading
● Most people read at an average
rate of 250 words per minute
● You can always Improve your
reading speed
Speed Reading
● Vocalization
● Subvocalization
● Grouping
Why Speed Reading?
● It improves memory as the brain’s
performance is enhanced during
speed reading.
● It leads to improved focus as there
is less opportunity for distraction
Anticipation
● This is another important reading
strategy.
● It is a useful technique for predicting
what the writer is going to say.
● This is done by previewing the table of
contents
Memorize the following 10 words in
30 seconds
1. Bench
2. date
3. band
4. Punch
5. gas
6. Object
7. Jacket
8. Secret
9. Edge
Write the 10 words you Saw in the
next 50 seconds…
STUDY-TYPE READING TECHNIQUES:
SQ3R
● S stands for Survey
● Q stands for Question
● First R stands for Read
● Second R stands for Recite(Recall)
● Third R Stands for Revise
Other Points to note…
● Plan your reading ahead of time, way
before exams or tests
● Do not procrastinate your reading
time
● Have a working time table
● Understand your most efficient
reading time in 24 hours
Other Points to note…
● Do not Overstress your brain, know when
you need to rest
● Often reward yourself when you achieve a
reading goal
● Do not use artificial drugs or stimulants
to force yourself to read
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3. Examples
People need to understand how rare or
frequent your examples are.
Pick 1 or 2 statistics and make them as
concrete as possible. Stats are generally
not sticky, but here are a few tactics:
➔ Relate
Deliver data within the context of a
story you’ve already told
➔ Compare
Make big numbers digestible by
putting them in the context of
something familiar
It’s no surprise Marcos uses
Google Translate in his shop
regularly.
There are 23 officially
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the EU. Don’t let data stand
alone. Always relate it
back to a story you’ve
already told, in this
case, Marco’s shop.
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large or too small to
TEXAS COMBINED easily comprehend,
clarify it with a
comparison to
something familiar.
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4. Closing
Build confidence around your product or
idea by including at least one of the these
slides:
➔ Milestones
What has been accomplished and
what might be left to tackle?
➔ Testimonials
Who supports your idea (or
doesn’t)?
➔ What’s next?
How can the audience get involved
or find out more?
Milestones
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Translate web pages with Translate text within an app
Chrome extension
2014 2015
August 2015 November 2015
Translate written text from English or
Translate conversations
German to Arabic with the click of a
through your Android watch camera
What people are saying
With this app, Visual Translate has
I’m confident to translation feels officially inspired
plan a trip to like magic me to learn
rural Vietnam Ronny Reader, NYC French
Wendy Writer, CA Abby Author, NYC
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Make Google Translate even better by joining
the community.
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Inspire your audience
to act on the
information they just
learned.
Depending on your
idea, this can be
anything from
downloading
an app to joining
an organization.
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