Chapter 1 Mind Mapping-Critical Reading for College and Beyond

Summary Chapter 1- Critical Reading for College and Beyond

Chapter 1 it's about Reading in College.

Reading is an active process that depends on both an author’s ability to convey meaning using words and ability to create meaning from them. You need to constantly connect what you already know about the information to the words the author has written.
Learning Journals is a technique that helps you to analyze reading strategies and assess your learning. Using a learning journal helps you remember 80-90% of what you read. It also helps you to
Concentration is a skill that can be learned with patience and perseverance. Like any reading strategy, concentration takes practice before it will kick in automatically every time you open a textbook.
Learning Styles, most of what we learn comes from what we hear (auditory learning) in lectures or on audiotapes; see visual learning) through reading or watching people, videotapes, or television; or touch and do (kinesthetic learning) by practicing techniques, drawing maps, creating outlines, or making models
Concentration Blocks, to recognize what distracts you when you are reading is an important way to improve your concentration. There are two kinds of distracters: Internal (comes from inside you) and external (comes from your environment).
Concentration Techniques, to improve your concentration there are five techniques: 1. Checkmark Monitor System; helps you monitor how many times you lose your concentration as you read. 2. Creating a Study Environment 3. Creating a Positive mental Attitude 4. Using your Journal as a Worry Pad or 5. Writing a Letter is especially helpful if you are distracted by internal or external distracters.