Tips for Reading
Information
Fill out your KWL
chart first.
- Think about your topic. Write down what you
already know in the
"K" column.
- Then make a list of questions you should answer
in the "W" column.
Identify Key Words
- Look at the topics and terms listed in your
section.
- Make a list of synonyms for these words.
Write down the
name of the source and the website when you first
access it.
Use the Key Words
as you Skim And Scan
- Read fast
- Read the first and last paragraphs of the
article or site.
- Read the first and last sentences of each
paragraph
- Look for:
- Contents page
- Index
- Your Keywords
- Words in Bold or Italics
- Pictures & their Captions
- Charts
- Graphs
- Statistics
- Summary Boxes
- Timeline/Chronology
- Glossary
- When you see a keyword, slow down and read the entire
paragraph.
Take Notes in the
"L" column.
- Once you have found important information, record it next to
the
appropriate question on your KWL chart.
- Write down the source! You must know where you got the
information in order to do your bibliography.
Taking Notes
1.
Put pencil or pen down!
2. Select section to read.
3. Read
4. Think about what you read.
5. Now, pick up your pen or pencil & write what you think.
6. Write only important
7.
Do not use sentences!
Adapted from:
Squires Elementary
School Library Home Page, Lexington KY:. http://www.squires.fayette.k12.ky.us/library/research/program.htm
http://pmms.msdpt.k12.in.us/imc/Inquiry/overhead%20skimscan.pdf
“Student Inquiry
in the Research Process” by Leslie B. Preddy