when i read a book only afew things tend to stay in, and the rest i just forget. how can i take more in from reading?
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Use the PRTR method: Preview. Read. Think. Review.\n\nPreview the text by nothing subheadings, bold faced words and maybe making up some questions you to answer as you read.\n\nRead the text carefully, highlighting and making notes as you go along.\n\nGo do something else for an hour but don't watch TV or go on the computer. You will end up thinking about what you read and putting it in your own words.\n\nReview your highlighting, notes and answered questions the day you read the chapter, before a lecture and before a test.
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for reviews go to amazon.com and search for "the reader" in "books." (i tried giving you a link but it was too long)\n\nas for what happens, the best way to learn that would probably be to read the book...sparknotes doesn't have it, i just checked.
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I have trouble sometimes, too. I usually make sure I'm in a quiet room where I know that I will not be interrupted, I clear my mind, and I read. It's better to take it paragraph by paragraph, and make sure you understand one paragraph before going on to the next. You should take notes and look up words you don't know the meaning of to get a better understanding of the book. \n\nGood Luck:)
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I used to have the same problem when I was studying.  I found it quite useful to write down the main points in each paragraph I'd read, what you agreed with and what you didn't and why.  Writing things down as you go along reinforces the ideas in your head.  Try it, it might just help you too.
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The problem is that you are trying to remember too much at one time.\nBreak down the main points in point form.  I always liked to condense \nthings down to just a few words, then you can memorize them much\neasier.  After you do that, you can take the first letter of each item and\nmake an anagram of it.  I would also write the words down several times.\nSomehow it would make a better impression in my brain if I did that.  I\nswear sometimes I could actually see that writing in my brain when I\nhad to recall it.  Try it.  Good luck.
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1/  Make crib notes of important points to remember...these are good in jostling your memory...\n\n2/  After an hour of study...take a practise test on that subject/chapter...even if it is an old test...this breaks the monotomy of just reading and helps you see what testers would be looking for...so you know what to retain and what is okay to "know broadly"\n\n3/  Mix up your studying with discussion groups with your friends...be serious about it though....agree to read on a chapter and meet and discuss....you will actually remember more if you make the subject/material "come alive". Also a great way to learn difficult material....\n\n4/  Study early in the morning when you are fresh and likely to remeber more then spend the afternoon doing soemthing else....practise tests, discussion groups or just relaxing.
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the brain holds information most effectively when that piece of information is repeatedly fed into it. \n\nso the ultimate key for memorization is REPETITION.\n\nbut there are methods that i can suggest to help make the repetition process more efficient.\n\nA. FOR A LIST OF THINGS, FACTS, FIGURES..\n1. mnemonics are very useful in memorizing. make an acronym out of the first letters of the list of things or ideas you are memorizing.\n\n2. also, imagination and association helps. for example, you are supposed to memorize this:\n\ndog\ncane\ngreen\nlady\ndress\n\nyou could somehow think of an association between these words and imagine it. you could think of a dog holding a cane meeting a lady wearing a green dress.\n\nB. FOR POEMS, SPEECHES...\n\n1. try reading the piece repeatedly. as i've said earlier, repetition is the key.\n\na. if it's a SPEECH, try grouping the sentences and memorize two sentences at a time. repeat them over and over, until you got it. then, move to the next two sentences. once you've memorized them, try reciting these sentences in order with the first two. do this until you've finally finished everything.\n\n\nb. for poems, do the same thing for the speech, this time, instead of sentences, take two lines per stanza at a time.
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Same for me. It's difficult to read a book, articles, magazines and understand, to really grasp every word and sentence. But whenever i had to read something in school it took me a long time to get thought it, but i had no choice. I'm inpatient about it and it's hard to concentrate. Some things are harder to read than others. But right now I'm trying to read something I'm interested in and that's good cause reading something i don't like in the least in hell. I don't know what the problem is. I'm tired right now, so that probably doesn't help, but even in regular basis it's difficult for me to read. Assuming you have the same problem, I'm sorry but i don't know the answer to this except that i understand your difficulty and you asked if anyone had this problem too. :)
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You can always read a book, do word puzzles, like crosswords, word searches, fill-it ins, they can help you with your vocabulary.  Now for reading skills you could practice by writing in a journal about anything, what you did that day, write a little story, describing things in detail, etc.  The ideas are endless.
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10 on 10 and summarize what you read the day before. It'll stay in your mind better and not be such a big load.
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i am sorry to say this but there is no other way except practice and read a lot of novels to increase your knowledge and vocab. when you do practice just one or two journals a day and read at least 30 pages of a book a day then you will increase your capability in writing\nwhen the time comes to write things you can easily write\n\n4 steps: plan what to write, write down, re-write (checking the mistakes and etc), and edit
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I often read a book in two days, about 200 pages or more. The most important issue, is having the time to do it. You could learn speed reading, which would help, but other than that, it's simply getting some quiet time and reading the story. It's important that the story or content is fascinating, otherwise it becomes a chore to read it.\nAs to reading off a computer, that is more difficult, and time consuming. Reading off a monitor screen is hard on the eyes, whereas books have been designed for hundreds of years to be easily read.\nThe only answer is to set aside the time and quiet, and read.
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Try reading backwards!!!\n\nBewarethesangerinitiative\n\nCan you read it now?
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Take a break for every 2hours ..let your mind relax and then start over. Relaxation could be like listening to soothing music, drink some water, take a small walk. The idea is that no one can read at a stretch, so read in intervals and reduce the heat by relaxing the mind..hope this helps
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I love to read books, too...welcome to the club, girl! Don't worry about it. Reading opens up a world unfamiliar to our own & takes us away from reality.
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Just try your best to listen. If you listen, then you'll probably be able to find something interesting about the content, if not the way it was presented. For example, if you've got Mr. AncientVacuum for an English teacher, who drones on and on and on about the allegorical character representations in Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle, then try to find some interest in the story and the symbolisms, and try to ignore the fact that it's being told to you from some guy wearing a bow tie and foaming at the mouth as he lectures.\n\nTo do this, take good notes. And if the teacher talks really slowly, then you can amuse yourself by trying to see if you can copy everything he says verbatim. It would be funny to tell your friends at the end of the class that Mr. AncientVacuum talks so slow that you can copy every single thing he said, and it challenges you at the same time.\n\nIf that's too academic, however...\n\nDoodle. It's my lifesaver. I doodle all the time. It's a good way to increase your artistic skill. Or, if you're like me, you can just draw without having to worry about quality or judgment, as it'll probably go to the recycling bin anyway. Just doodle. It makes you look like you're taking notes ;-)\n\nDo homework from other classes. It also makes you look like you're taking notes. Very useful, productive, and efficient.\n\nIf, by some miraculous force of nature, you've got a seat in the very back corner of a class where the teacher never asks for participation from his/her students and just lectures, then read. Read anything. Whether it's Gone With the Wind or Captain Underpants, just read. It'll keep you awake. I wish I had a class like that...\n\nDaydreaming is fun too. I daydream. Mostly about Harry Ptter FanFiction (OMG, so fun), but maybe you could daydream about a movie you like, daydream about a hot person asking you out, daydream about hitting Mr. AncientVacuum over the head with a coffee table... you know, the usual.\n\nHope you stay awake tomorrow.
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Read everything. Not just things in which you're interested. Spend just as much time listening as you do talking. And make it a point to learn something new on a regular basis. \nAlso, keep an open mind to new ideas and thoughts. A closed mind learns nothing.