SQ3R IS AN ACRONYM AND STANDS FOR: • Survey • Question • Read • Recall • Review
SURVEY This relates to speed-reading, scanning, and skimming the text. At this initial stage, you will be attempting to gain the general gist of the material in question.
SPEED READING. It is the process of rapidly recognizing and absorbing phrases or sentences on a page all at once, rather than identifying individual words.
SKIMMING AND SCANNING are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes.
SKIMMING is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material.
SKIMMING It is very useful as a preview to a more detailed reading or when reviewing a selection heavy in content.
Use skimming to overview your textbook chapters or to review for a test. Use skimming to decide if you need to read something at all, for example during the preliminary research for a paper. Skimming can tell you enough about the general idea and tone of the material
Read the table of contents or chapter overview to learn the main divisions of ideas. Glance through the main headings in each chapter just to see a word or two. Read the headings of charts and tables. Read the entire introductory paragraph and then the first and last sentence only of each following paragraph. For each paragraph, read only the first few words of each sentence or to locate the main idea.
4. Stop and quickly read the sentences containing keywords indicated in boldface or italics . 5.When you think you have found something significant, stop to read the entire sentence to make sure. Then go on the same way. Resist the temptation to stop to read details you don't need. 6. Read chapter summaries when provided.
When you skim introductory and concluding paragraphs When you skim topic sentences When you find an unfamiliar word When the material is very complicated
SCANNING Stop and ask questions to is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts.
Read each question completely before starting to scan. Choose your keywords from the question itself. Look for answers to only one question at a time. Scan separately for each question. When you locate a keyword, read the surrounding text carefully to see if it is relevant. Re-read the question to determine if the answer you found answers this question.
QUESTION It is important that, before you begin to read, you have a question or set of questions that will guide you. Examples of possible questions include:
QUESTION •What do I already know about this subject? •How can I relate what I read to my own experiences?
READ Regardless of how interesting an article or chapter is, unless you make a concerted effort to recall what you have just read, you will forget a lot of the important points.
READ Recalling from time to time allows you to focus upon the main points – which in turn aid concentration. A significant element in being active is to write down, in your own words, the key points.
REVIEW The final step is to review the material that you have recalled in your notes.
REVIEW Did you understand the main principles of the argument? Did you identify all the main points? Review the text again to make sure and clarify.
Directions: Fill out the table below as you read the excerpt of a Latin American literature, particularly from Mexico, Malinche, by Laura Esquivel. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.