The document outlines five steps for effective reading: 1) Feeling right about reading by finding the right place, time, and mood to read; 2) Becoming a more selective reader by not feeling obligated to read recommended texts and choosing ones that interest you; 3) Becoming a smarter reader by first reading summaries to get an overview and then reading in more depth; 4) Becoming a more focused and faster reader by underlining unknown words to look up later; and 5) Becoming a more active reader by taking notes, asking questions, and summarizing key points using recordings or visual forms. The overall goal is to make reading more enjoyable and efficient.

1. FIVE STEPS FOR EFFECTIVE READING
BY:KOCHAKORN PRADIT M.6/2 NO.3

2. FIVE STEPS TO MORE EFFECTIVE READING
1. Feeling right about reading
2. Become a more selective reader
3. Become a smarter reader
4. Become a more focused (and faster) reader
5. Become a more active reader

3. STEP 1: YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT READING
People who enjoy reading generally:
• Find the right place and time to read
• Get into the right mood
• Get involved actively with what they read
• Find the right text to read
These basic reading practices will help you in higher education

4. BUT IF YOU DON’T LIKE READING
Try to increase your enjoyment of reading by:
1. Once a week buy some thing to read that you really enjoy – a magazine or a
comic – funny, exciting, gossipy. Read it and enjoy it. Stop when you get
bored.
2. Try and encourage a friend or partner to read the same thing you selected
and then have a discussion about what you have read.
3. Set yourself strict limits for reading things – 40-50 minutes reading at any one
time. As you read, try and engage more actively with the text.

5. STEP 2: BECOME A MORE SELECTIVE READER
• Don’t be afraid to deviate from recommended books
• Find one that you can understand and like it.
• Be clear about the purpose of your reading and what you want from the text
before you start
• This will save you time and stop you from ‘faffing’.

6. STEP 3: BECOME A SMARTER READER
• Read the summaries or conclusions of chapters and articles to gain an overview
of what the chapter or book is about
• This might be all that you need (key points)
• If you need more depth then use the key points that you have picked up and
then read for purpose to fill in the gaps
• Read at the right time to coincide with your energy levels
• Know when to stop (40-50 mins)

7. STEP 4:BECOME A MORE FOCUSSED
(AND FASTER) READER
• Underline any words that you don’t understand and then go back to them an
look them up later.

8. STEP 5: BECOME A MORE ACTIVE READER
• Get involved with what you are doing – make notes
• Ask yourself
• ‘Do I really need this information?
• ‘Will I ever use the notes? If so, when and for what purpose?’

9. STEP 5:BECOME A MORE ACTIVE READER
• Use a voice recorder to record your notes
• summarise in your own words - record the key points
• replay it when you are in the car or on public transport
• Visual forms of note making

10. THANK YOU 