About reading of a book and making of notes

1. How to read a book and be
benefited
By
Harish M H
BA, B.Ed, MLISc
Project Trainee JRD Tata Memorial
Library
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore

2. Contents
 Before reading
 While reading
 After reading

3. Introduction
 Reading is a very important for every
learner and it is more essential for
beginners.
 Learning to read is a sequential process,
each new skill builds on the mastery of
previously learned skills.
“There are many little ways to enlarge your
world. Love of books is the best of all”
- Jacqueline
Kennedy
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”

4. Before reading
Allow them to read the book:
 First we give a note / lecture for the
students about the reading of books.
 Make realizing that the effect of reading
books.
 Allow them to read, what they like in
interested field
 ( Stories, Sports, Movies, Comics,
Spiritual, Suspense & thriller…)
“No two persons ever read same book”
- Edmund
Wilson.

5. Cont….
Give multiple examples of effective
reading books:
 Related inspiration books by
Vivekananda, Lal Bahudur Shastri,
Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagath
Singh, Mahatma Gandhi , A.P.J Abdul
Kalam and others.
 Philosophy books by eminent persons
like Aristotle , Plato, Confucius and
others.

6. Cont….
 "Excellence is a continuous process
and not an accident "
- APJ Abdul Kalam
 "It is very easy to defeat someone, but
it is very hard to win someone"
- APJ Abdul Kalam
 “Am not simple as I look”
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Psychology based education books
include theories and Practical.

7. Invite a local author to give a
motivational talk :
 By the talk of author and their
experience a great way to promote a
love of a reading in your classroom and
allow discuss their book.
 This may be just the thing to inspire
your students to read or even be an
author themselves someday or longer.

8. Strategies to read a book
Many students don’t like to read
because it’s hard for them. Teach
reading strategies to help them feel
confident and read fluently.
 First select the book / document what
you want.
 See about the author and the abstract.

9. Cont….
 If you feel good, then you go with
content and introduction of particular
chapter, Find the KEY words.
 Read the headings and subdivision of
the chapters.

10. Essay writing computation
with a PRIZE
 Give 3-5 motivation books, select 1-2
chapters from each book
 Then read it and write a summarized
essay on the basis of that books.

11. While reading
 Take small pauses and ask more
questions your self
 When you complete each topic take a
small leisure to give relaxation to
your mind.
 Mean while in the interval take some
liquid food ( coffee/ tea/ juice)

12. Cont….
 And remember that what you read and
make note of that.
 I think of life as a good book. The
further you get into it, the more it
begins to make sense
- Harold
Kushner

13. After reading
Find the Main Ideas
 You’ve completed the book, made
effective notes, took time to reflect and
understand as you read and asked
yourself good questions as you read.
 Now that the book is done, you need to
think about the important ideas in the
book.

14. Conclusion
 “There comes a time when you have
to choose between turning the page
and closing the book”
- Josh Jameson