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Reading at the College Level
1 Stay on top of your college reading
assignments.
The reading you will do in college is much more demanding than the
reading you have done in high school or for your own enjoyment. In
college classes, reading is often assigned as a backdrop to a lecture
or class activity rather than as the main material for discussion.
Reading assignments are often long and may be difficult. How is a
college student to cope? The six tips that follow will help you stay on
top of your college reading assignments.
1. Start early. The temptation is to put reading assignments off
until the last minute. Too often, assignments that are put off are
assignments that are never done. By beginning your reading
immediately, you can break it into manageable, digestible
chunks.
2. Preview the material. The human brain likes the familiar.
That’s why learning often builds on previous knowledge and
involves comparing the familiar to the unfamiliar. Previewing
chapter headings, summaries, and first and last paragraphs of
