The Fastest and Most Effective Way to Read Your Textbooks | Tips for Students and Teachers

Students, are you frustrated by the amount of readings your teachers assign? Is there just not enough time to get through the textbooks, articles, and lecture slides?
Teachers, are you frustrated that your students don't complete the readings and come underprepared for class?
Many of us assume that assigned readings are an all or nothing deal, meaning if you can't get through ALL the pages, then your time is better spent elsewhere. But I promise, there's a better way!
In this week's teaching/learning video, I'll share my Anti-Boring Approach to reading textbooks faster and more effectively. As an added bonus, teachers, I'll share a few strategies to teach this system to your students and reinforce it during class.
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[@Lalamaziiing]

This is so helpful! I’m in X-ray school, and the amount of reading we have to do is insane. We don’t get study guides; instead, we’re expected to know the material, which gives me anxiety. Being in X-ray school is a different type of studying from what I’m used to. A lot of our reading involves memorization and visualization, which is a struggle for me. When I’m expected to know EVERYTHING, I go into shutdown mode because it’s too much, so I just carelessly skim and call it a day. This is my first semester, and it’s still pretty early to turn things around. I appreciate your video!

[@valeryediamond7249]

Comment! It has taken me 3 whole days to write notes for one chapter and I am 7 chpts behind for one class. This is incredibly helpful, and I wish to help woman owned businesses.

[@valeryediamond7249]

Not to presume gender. Which I did.

[@AntiBoringLab]

Ha! You presumed correctly. My pronouns are she/her. I’m so happy that you commented as a way to help the business. But also, it sounds kind of miserable to spend three whole days writing notes for one chapter!! I hope you’re getting better at summarizing? How is it going?

[@Charlessnarls]

Subscribing because you just made me excited about all the reading I have to do this semester! I was in gutwrenching fear before watching this video, and your personality stripped back a lot of my anxieties and pressure. Thank you so much!

[@AntiBoringLab]

Thank you Charles! So excited and happy to have inspired you. You've got this!

[@rajaloni8704]

Sounds fanatics!!!
1.Would u demonstrate strategies to how to identify the "topic of the sentence' of each paragraph and connect these ideas(linking)

[@annahall9636]

Love this video and lesson on skimming! It affirms a practice I have used when using textbooks. I used to call skimming "priming the pump" of the brain to get it reading to receive the information. This video is so valuable!

[@AntiBoringLab]

Yes! "Priming the pump!"I love it Anna... and so nice to see you here.

[@Jawreallydrums15]

This helps so much! Thank you.

[@ip3931]

Brilliant x

[@keshneealixe]

Thank you for this!!

[@MishaSafran]

Great video Gretchen! Thank you. Just sent it to my students. I can teach this multiple times but when they watch you, it's another part of the study cycle, right?!!

[@AntiBoringLab]

yay! Thanks Misha for doing your part to help me get to 4000 watch hours!! :-) Teehee. And ALSO help your students encode in a new way...

[@MonicaRubio]

this is helpful!! thank you so much. i have three chapters i need to read by next monday!

[@beyondallreason-du4pq]

Your the best!!!! I love the back to front method❤

[@faithnelson-loyal2289]

I love this idea I will try it !!