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WELCOME TO the literacy program at western kentucky university
Supporting college readers
| Students: Vocabulary | Students: Retention | Students: Test Taking | ||
| Instructors: Volume | Instructors: Format | Instructors: Vocabulary | Instructors: Retention | Instructors: Testing |
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STUDENT: RETENTION I read the text, but RETAIN little of what I need to know for the upcoming class meeting.
Three avenues for comprehension: what you do BEFORE you read, what you do DURING the reading, and what you do AFTER the reading. Repeat this brief mantra for better comprehension and retention: You must REPHRASE in order to RETAIN. In other words, you have put the NEW information in your own words and connect it to things you already know. It is nearly impossible to retell something that you don't understand. If you can restructure the information and then talk through the key ideas, you are much more likely to remember the information when confronted with the concepts in class. Strategies for Students in Retention of Information: Each of these links provides students with direct experiences and practice with how to retain information they read. Students should then apply these strategies to aid in reading and comprehending assigned readings.
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