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OLD Study Skills: Reading Strategies

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take notes

write words to remember ideas
Students take notes in class.
keywords

important words in a text
Keywords can help you understand a reading.
introduction

the beginning of a reading or writing
The introduction has the main idea.
body

the middle of a reading or writing
The body has details or examples.
conclusion

the end of a reading or writing
The conclusion does not have any new ideas.
details

small parts; examples or explanations
The details of the reading tell us more information.
preview

to look at before
You can preview a reading by looking at the title and pictures.
review

to look at again
After reading the story, Luis reviews it for more information.
title

the name of a reading, movie, song, etc.
The title of the book is Intro to Sociology.
subheading

a title of a small section of a reading
In the story about Laura, one of the subheadings is Laura Goes to New York.
visuals

pictures or other images to help you understand a reading
When you preview a reading, look at the visuals.
caption

words to explain a picture or image
The caption has the names of the people in the photograph.
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