The final stage of reading involves organizing and creating relationships about what you have read. If you want to remember what you read, post-reading is a must. Some strategies to use are
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rewrite your rapid read summary by adding | |
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information from your one sentence summaries of each paragraph; | |
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outline the material read; | |
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recite the main points of section; | |
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create a test of the most important points; | |
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create a semantic map; | |
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add unknown vocabulary to your vocabulary list; | |
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teach the information to a friend, child or spouse; | |
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find an authority to help if all else fails. |
All the steps of the reading process are necessary to become a successful reader. These may be difficult at first, but soon the rewards will be worth it.
