Suggests that teachers require students to read and take notes prior to class discussion of a topic. Contains note-taking requirements and some student reactions. (MKR)

Presents an annotated list of 13 books, 6 chapters, 6 articles, and a videotape that were recommended reading for elementary educators regarding reading to learn (content area reading, reading expository text, studying). (RS)

These suggestions for helping adolescent students with mild disabilities take notes emphasize use of a skeleton outline of the main ideas and related concepts of a lecture, with space to maximize student responding as the student completes the outline during the lecture or reading of an assigned chapter. (DB)

A study examined the effectiveness of a spatial learning strategy, the Graphic Post Organizer, implemented for an extended period of time. Subjects, approximately 150 eleventh-grade students enrolled in a "regular level" American History course at a combined upper-middle, middle, and working class suburb of Chicago, Illinois, were…

A study was undertaken to identify the strategies good and poor readers at the university level use when reading a text assignment. Forty-four study strategies were identified based on answers to a questionnaire concerning how they studied that was given to one hundred university freshmen enrolled in an elective reading and study skills class.…

This report reviews traditional research on studying and supplements it with theory and research from other areas of education and psychology to obtain a clearer picture of the way people study. The state variable of the student's knowledge of the criterion task and the processing variables of encoding and of focusing attention are explored. Some…

Some general suggestions for the teaching of mathematics study skills are provided in this paper. The suggestions offered are as follows: (1) teach the specialized mathematical vocabulary directly, (2) show students how the mathematical symbol system works, (3) give practice in understanding graphics, (4) give practice in spotting unstated…

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED TO SHOW THAT THE READING PROGRAM SPANS THE TOTAL CURRICULUM--(1) WHAT READING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS, (2) WHO SHOULD TEACH THESE SKILLS, AND (3) WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED. SKILLS SHOULD BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO SKILLS FOR READING A SINGLE STUDY-TYPE SELECTION, SKILLS FOR SECURING…

Students should be taught a variety of study skills, so that these skills will develop into habits that free them to think about the information presented in their textbooks. Although the study skills are common to all content areas, their application varies with each specific subject. Perhaps the foremost skill is attacking the assignment, which…

The purpose of this study was to determine practices of methods that secondary school history teachers could use to help their students master special skills needed for effectively reading and comprehending printed materials in their classes. Since a range of eighth grade levels of reading achievement may be presented in a history class which uses…

Concludes that a notetaking strategy involving metacognition encourages independent learning. (SRT)

Offers three explanations for why students lack the strategies for independent learning and follows that with five practical recommendations for improving study strategies. (HOD)

Offers tips on how to prepare for test taking, including taking notes, reading textbooks, reviewing, and approaching the test with a positive attitude. (FL)

Argues that successful content area reading lessons are well-structured lessons. Explains organizing concepts and how to use them. (FL)