Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow”

-Robert Kiyosaki

Reflection: You make your future everyday not by what you will be doing later on.

SQ3R

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

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Improve Your Study Skills

SQ3R stands for:

Survey

Questions

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills. In college you’ll be required to do a lot of reading. You’ll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make reading and studying purposeful and effective, so that you use your time most efficiently. Here’s how this strategy works.

Survey

Let’s say your assignment is to read one chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·        Read the tittle, headings and subheadings

·        Notice words that are italicized or bold

·        Look at charts, graphs, pictures, maps, and other visual material

·        Read captions

·        Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

Choose The Right

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“When I was teaching basketball, I urged my players to try their hardest to improve on that very day, to make that practice a masterpiece.

This rule is even more important in life than basketball. You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day.”

Reflection: What is saying is that you need to practice your skills every day to get better at them. By practicing every day, everything will become easier for you. For example, I practice playing football to get better at catching the ball. 

Reading 5 Tips for Success Tips 3-4

Reading

5 Tips for Success

Tips 3-4

Tip 3: Do Research

Literary critics have writing vast numbers of analytical and critical pieces on countless books. If you’re having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research and see what knowledgeable sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you’ll also be showing initiative, something teachers always like to see. Always use legitimate and scholarly sources, not condensed study guides.

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you’re reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can’t. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don’t know, take the time to look them up. The results are all well worth the effort. Your comprehension will increase greatly, and you’ll build your vocabulary at the same time.

Choose The Right 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right.”

Reflection: Mostly every time you’re doing something, you feel afraid of not doing it. That’s because you’re not confident of yourself. Not all the time, things are going to be right. They’re going to be sometimes when things are not going to be right

Reading 5 Tips for Success

Reading

5 Tips for Success

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Reading and writing go hand in hand. The better you understand a text, the more likely you are to successfully communicate your thoughts about it in writing. So it’s important to develop strong skills in both areas. With that in mind, here’s how to improve your reading comprehension.

Tips 1-2

Tip 1: Annotate

Be an active reader. Instead of passively reading a text, take notes about important story elements, key factual information and significant ideas in the text.

Tip 2: Note the Author’s Writing Style

Every author writes with a purpose, using deliberate methods to successfully relate specific information in the audience. When you’re reading, look for patterns in the author’s writing. For example, you may notice a repetition of key words, phrases or symbols—or the use of a distinct type of sentence structure. Authors employ these writing strategies to help readers comprehend a central argument or theme, to be sure to explore these techniques create meaning.

Choose The Right

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

The Three Don’ts

·       Don’t Whine

·       Don’t Complain

·       Don’t Make Excuses

Reflection: I think this quote helps you a lot in life because its teaching you to not argue.