Reading for Success Research indicates that learning occurs best when a mind is actively asking questions, then answering them. Successful \f) readers are able to bring these research results into practice in their reading. One way of doing this is called the SQ3R Method.Survey « §: Survey or Skim the text you are to read. Look for what would appear to be important. Most of all, look for the questions it will answer for you. This information is often found in headings and subheadings, lead sentences in paragraphs or sections, pictures, graphs, bold faced words, etc.Question * Q: List the Questions that are important from the text that you find in your survey or skimming. 9°Read ¢ R: Read the text to answer the questions you just listed. As you do this, you will take the information from the text and put it into a structure that makes sense to you- the answers to your questions. a teWrite ¢ R: WRite the answers to the questions in your notes.Review R: Review your notes later. Don’t wait until the end of the unit to study. Every time you begin to read and take notes, look over earlier notes to help solidify that material in your mind. This will help you take information from Suto term to long- term m memory. i