Have you ever had difficulty understanding reading content such as articles, essays, and other types of reading? Or maybe, you also experience the same thing in reading and understanding the subject matter? Try some of these ways.
Scanning Reading Techniques
So that you can know what you want to remember and what you want to learn, you can apply the scanning reading technique. This reading technique focuses on certain information, or you could say jump reading technique. Your reading process only leads to specific details that you think are important to know.
Why is this technique necessary? At one time our brain can only remember 4-7 pieces of information. For example, words, sentences, numbers, or numbers. Therefore, you must choose specific information so that it can enter long-term memory. When you know a variety of specific information, you can find out the relationship between each information easily.
You can also apply this scanning reading technique when reading the reading text of a question. You need to scan the problem first so you know what it means. Here are the steps for scanning reading techniques that you can follow:
Find the purpose of reading, or understand the problem instructions (if applied to problem solving).
Remember specifically what information to look for.
Usually, scanning is used to answer detailed information about 5W + 1H (who, what, when, where, why, how) in a reading.
How to Quickly Understand Reading by Skimming
In addition to scanning techniques, you can also apply skimming as a quick way to understand reading. Skimming technique is a speed reading skill to get an overview of a text. Usually, you only need to skim to find the main idea or main paragraph of a reading. Once you know the idea, it will be easier for you to understand the content of the text as a whole.
Well, since if you want to understand the reading and remember the details, you have to think about using HOTS. You need to use your reasoning to explain the idea in your own language.
There are two signs that your reasoning is strong and can explain ideas in your own language, among others, you can give examples related to everyday applications and you can re-explain one paragraph using different language or paraphrase.
In its application, scanning and skimming techniques are usually applied simultaneously. You can do the following steps to apply the skimming technique:
Read only the first sentence of each subsequent paragraph.
Pay close attention to the last paragraph and look at the things that are the emphasis, whether it be a conclusion or a conclusion.
Look for words that get special treatment: italic, bold, underline because these words usually carry important meaning. Pay attention to numbers or statistical data (if any) to strengthen general understanding of the reading.
Making Mind Maps
After knowing the idea of each paragraph from a passage, you need to map each information through mind mapping. These mappings must be related to each other, must not be randomized or not in accordance with the main idea. The goal is to make it easier for you to understand and remember main thoughts, ideas, or keywords from detailed information in the long term.
Examples of mind mapping that are most often used are making branching lines, pictures, and keywords related to the main concept or idea. The mind mapping method is useful for making your reading activities more accurate and effective.
