The program is divided into 24 separate lessons presented in a consistent format. The purpose of Study Smart is to identify, describe and demonstrate effective school success study skills. Reading is a method of improving a reader's reading ability, improving both the speed at which a text can be assimilated, and the level of understanding of the material. In the next two lessons you will learn text reading skills that you can use to learn more as you study. Reading well leads to greater understanding of main points and may be the most important skill for success in school.
Good reading is also important for success in nearly every other activity.
This is the second lesson on using Systematic Study to read and learn more from textbooks. In the first lesson you learned to Prepare to read by reflecting, reading introductions and summaries first, surveying topic markers, and predicting what you will read and what you will need to know. Here's a strategy that's useful when working with students who need to be stronger readers, particularly students who have to read long difficult chapters or articles that aren't broken down into sections and sub-sections. A good way to teach students how to use the strategy that follows is to guide them through it. Ask them to take out the text and demonstrate it.