Transcript Reading Strategies

FOR AP PSYCHOLOGY
“What should I be doing when I’m reading the
AP Psych text book?”
 There are layers of understanding
that need to be built:
 INDEPENDENT LEARNING
 Vocabulary (al dente noodles)
 Objectives (meat/tofu)
 CLASS LEARNING
 Notes/Discussions (sauce)
 Activities (cheese)
 BEFORE YOU READ:
 Scan over the assigned reading
 How is the book formatted? What
do you notice?
 Ask yourself “what do I already
know about the topics?”
 AS YOU READ:
 Take notes to help you construct
meaning and recall information
 When you don’t understand
something, reread the passage. If
that still doesn’t work, ask Mr.
McBride the next day!
 Hand write the bold
vocabulary words as you
read.
 Options:
 Create flashcards
 Use the 3 Column
Method
 Front side =
1. Vocabulary term
2. Number
 Back side =
1. Definition in your own
words
2. Connection to your life OR
 Example OR
 Analogy OR
 Picture OR
 Mnemonic Device OR
 Use the term in a
sentence
 First Column:
 Vocabulary Term
 Number
 Second Column:
 Definition in your own words
 Third Column:
 Connection to your life OR
 Example OR
 Analogy OR
 Picture OR
 Mnemonic Device OR
 Use the term in a sentence
 Take notes!
 Record the Objectives in
your notebook/on paper.
 Respond to the objectives
after you’ve finished the
section.
 Names/famous studies
 Italicized terms
 Good examples
 Pictures/charts/graphs
 Turn headings into
questions…can you answer
them
 DO NOT…
 Rewrite the entire textbook
 Write in complete
sentences
 Write down something you
already know well
 Try to multi-task
 USE METACOGNITION TECHNIQUES:
 Metacoding
 This makes sense
X This contradicts what I thought
? I don’t get this
?? I really don’t get this
* This idea is important
+ This is new to me and interesting
 EVALUATE YOUR NOTES AND LEVEL
OF UNDERSTANDING
 JOT DOWN QUESTIONS YOU STILL
HAVE – ASK Mr. McBride IN CLASS
 At the end of each chapter
 Great resource before a test
 Double check your notes –
are they sufficient?
 Test yourself!!!
 AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT
YOUR STUDY GUIDE
 Adjust as you go
 May be more, may be less
 Use test results to guide you