Reading and note taking

Reading

Begin by assessing your own reading skills. Which areas could be improved upon? Use your answer as a basis for improving existing skills by using the leaflets below.

Note taking

  • Look on UDo to see if lecture notes are available for you to download, save or print.
  • Look at your existing notes and comment upon them

Use this as a basis to develop your skills using the leaflets below.

Resources

Leaflets

Learning Skills Resource Bank

  • Nos. 19-24 Reading
  • Nos. 25-29 Writing

Open Teaching Toolkit

  • Reading and note taking  

Study skills guides

  • Producing portfolios and journals (including diaries, blogs etc.)
  • Finding, using and analysing information and evidence
  • Making notes

Books

Books on note taking may be found at the 371.30281 classification mark, and reading at the 378.17 classification mark in the library.

 

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