The Nine Good Reading Habits
The other day, I was able to meet Mr. Glenn L. Malimban of National Book Development Board (NBDB) through my good friend Vic Jason Cruz, Marikina City Librarian. Mr. Malimban was a guest during one of the events in celebration of Marikina Reading Week. He modified the Nine (9) good Reading Habits popularized by Jonathan Mooney.
1. Use the Cover-Up. For many readers, the words on the page run and blur together especially if you are hard wire. To tone down this, use a three by five index card to cover everything except the sentence that child is reading. When they finish a line, they move the card down and repeat the process.
2. Give the text the finger. Along with the card, have the child follow their reading with their finger, engaging a tactical learning style.
3. Read out loud or mouth the words. This is another way to engage verbal processing. Many students don’t need to literally talk out loud — mouthing the words serves the same end.
4. Keep moving. Fidgeting is good for the brain. Keep them moving, to keep them target.
5. Use highlighters. Highlights are an affordable and easy way to integrate visual memory into the reading process. Use three colors and assign a different color to the main points, supporting details and terms of reading.
6. Use bookmarks/flagging. Use some type of “red” flag that can be used to mark important ideas or passages. Stick the flags directly on the pages with important information for easier and faster review. You may also record in a notebook the pages and any thoughts why you flagged that page.
7. Take margin notes. Despite what old librarians say that books are not supposed to be written on, you can (as long as you own it). Write notes, questions, comments, remarks, or markings in the margins.
8. Write or talk our summaries. Take a few minutes to either write up a reading summary or talk it out to retain the readings. This will help in recalling information especially during examination time.
9. Consider reading notes. Reading notes are great for some and horrible for others. The problem with reading notes is that for others, if they take notes, they may never finish the reading. The upside is they can obviously help with retention and retrieval of information when test time comes. When deciding on taking reading notes, be sure to limit writing at most one sentence about every other paragraph or summaries at the end of a chapter or section.
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