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Muscle Reading From Becoming a Master Student By Dave Ellis What is muscle reading? A technique that will help you stay focused as you read A way to decrease effort and struggle by increasing energy and skill How does Muscle Reading work? Muscle Reading is a three phase technique you can use to extract the ideas and information you want Phase 1: Before You Read Step 1: Preview Sets the stage for incoming info Look over table of contents or chapter outline Read chapter headings and subheadings Look for summary statements Look for familiar concepts, facts, ideas Examine photos, charts, graphs, etc. Step 2: Outline Helps organize your thoughts Study chapter outline if provided or write a brief one of your own Step 3: Question Involves your brain in the assignment Write down a list of questions that resulted from your preview You may want to turn headings and subheading into questions Phase 2: While You Read Step 4:Read Be conscious of where you are and what you are doing Divide material up and take short breaks Reward yourself To stay focused Visualize the material Read the material out loud Get a “feel” for the subject Try to answer your questions from phase 1 Step 5:Underline/Highlight Emphasizes important info you will need later Uses kinesthetic sense of touch and motion Step 6: Answer Write down the answer to your questions in Phase 1 Fill in your outline Write down unanswered and new questions to ask in class Phase 3:After You Read Step 7: Recite Helps you combine individual ideas and facts into a whole Helps improve your ability to summarize Talk to yourself (verbal rehearsal) or to someone else about the material Form a study group to discuss the material Teach a classmate the material –one of the best ways to learn anything is to teach someone else Step 8: Review Do your first complete review within 24 hours This moves information from short term to long term memory Step 9:Review Again Review weekly/monthly to help you recall the info Review text a