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Chapter 9

Using preview, study-read, and review (psr) strategies.

The PRS techniques (preview, study-road, and review) require that you question yourself before, during, and after you read. It encourage you to practice in a reader-author conversation rather that to read passively. In this conversation, you assess what the author says and decide if it makes sense to you. You also add what you know to the conversation by recalling related information. This dialogue, this active participation, helps you understand and remember textbook material.
The PSR techniques also require you to respond to reading by writing in your journal. Commenting in writing helps you digest and understand an author’s ideas and articulate your own. By identifying exactly where you became confused in a reading, you can return to that point and reread the relevant section of text. This will help you to understand the material on your own.