Advanced Reading Strategies

How to Read Complex Texts – Especially Texts that are Not Structured Like Textbooks

Introduction

Reading is a critical channel of learning in college. Learning to read strategically, efficiently, and critically is essential to your academic success. Many textbooks are written with many features meant to assist students with reading. You can learn how to use those features by attending the Textbook Reading workshop (or viewing a video and using the resources on the Textbook Reading workshop anchor page.

Many of the readings assigned in college, however, do not have these features. This workshop introduces you to a few advanced reading strategies and invites you to book a reading support appointment with a professional consultant to learn more.

Learning Outcomes

After attending this workshop students will be able to:

  • use The Reading Process to enhance the productivity and efficiency of their reading
  • use a few Active reading strategies
  • know where to get additional help to improve their reading strategies

Challenging Reading Passages

(courtesy of Saundra McGuire)

Passage 1 | Passage 2

Questions for Passage 1 | Passage 2 +

Chunk a Reading PracticeText: Maria Konnikova, “The Limits of Friendship” | Version Formatted for Screen Readers and in Dyslexic-Friendly Fonts

Resources