My reading process AFTER reading The Norton Field Guide

In the past I’ve used some of the reading strategies which are mentioned in the Norton Field Guide. I consider these strategies very important and they have helped me save a lot of time by using them.  My ability to remember important facts has improved as a result. I’ve used the annotation mentioned on page 400 to highlight ideas I’ve thought to be impressive as well as notes and keywords.

I think that all the reading process strategies which are mentioned in The Norton Flied Guide are helpful and useful.  Different reading strategies are useful for different texts, but I also have to mention that I think that it is hard to learn some of them because they are very time consuming. It also depends on the importance of the information which you need to remember.

What is also very interesting for me is the coding system on page 401. The coding system is a system where you have little symbols which have larger meanings that you infer from the symbol itself. In the future I am going to use these codes to mark text that I read. Symbols like a star and a check mark will help me to immediately see the important parts. Other symbols like the a “-“ will show me what isn’t important in the text so I can skip over it in the future. I really think that I will try it the next time that I am going to read a text. It is a very fast system which allows you to take a quick note on the side of the paper so you are not losing time with writing words or sentences. It’s a quick visual aid to help me know what’s on a page. Sometimes when I write sentences I forget where I stopped reading and I have to repeat the sentence I already read. The reading process would be faster if I used a code to mark where I left off.

It is mentioned in the book at page 404 how helpful it is to reread a text. I have to agree with this point of view since I sometimes use this strategy. Firstly, I get though the text very fast to have a basic knowledge about the topic. When I reread the text I am looking for the most important details. It is a challenge for me to find out what is important. It is like finding a needle in a haystack.  I am motivated to find out the main points and be successful.

In conclusion, I believe I will benefit if I use some of these strategies.