LOCATE, ORGANIZE & INTERPRET INFORMATION

SQ3R CHART EXPLANATION

Step 1 S: SURVEY

      1. Have students preview the entire selection.
      2. Instruct them to think about the chapter title, introductory paragraphs, headings, and pictorial information as they survey the selection.
      3. Instruct students to ask themselves the following questions: "What do you think this selection is about?" "What information might the author be telling us?"

Step 2 Q: QUESTION

    1. Distribute SQ3R chart or instruct students to draw a line down the middle of their papers.
    2. Have students translate each heading of the selection into a question. Students write the questions in the left column.
    3. Direct students to use open-ended questions - questions that cannot be answered with "yes" or "no".
    4. Encourage students to write questions that begin with words such as, "Who," "What," "Where," "Why," "How," or "List," "Name."

Step 3 R1: READ

    1. Have students read the information under the first heading in the selection to find the answers to their questions. Students may need to ask more questions and some of their questions may need to be revised
    2. Have students write answers to the questions in the right column.

Step 4 R2: RECITE

      1. Have students cover the material they just read.
      2. Students ask themselves each question and say or write the answer.
      3. Have students reread the text to find answers for questions they could not answer.

Step 5 R3: REVIEW

    1. Have students review their notes. They should try to recall the main points of the selection.
    2. Have students reread each main heading and think of details that were important. Remind students that more reviewing helps them to remember longer.
    3. Encourage students to review again before a test or exam.

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