What are the cells that make up the nervous system?
100
Acronyms
What is a word formed from the initial letter or letters of other words? Example: HOMES (Great Lakes)
100
Three
What is the number of stages in Muscle Reading?
100
Stop, refocus, take a break if necessary, and begin again.
What is what one should do if one notices that one is not truly paying attention while reading?
100
Limitless, but with drawbacks
What is the description of how much information can be stored in long-term memory?
200
Neural pathways
What are the pathways created in the brain as we learn (create memories)?
Note: The more often a pathway is used, the stronger the pathway becomes and the easier it is to retrieve the stored information.
200
Chunking
What is grouping a large amount of information into smaller, more manageable pieces? Example: a phone number
200
Spend a short amount of time reading summaries, headings, tables, charts, and looking for familiar concepts.
What is the process of previewing before reading?
200
To sparingly mark up less than 10% of the total text, which may include circles, definitions, summaries, and writing questions.
What is the process of underling while reading?
200
5 - 9 items
What is the number of items that can be stored in short-term memory at one time?
300
Sensory Register
What is the 1st stage in memory creation in which the brain snaps a mental picture of what one's senses are taking in?
300
Rhyming
What is adding song, music, or jingles to information? Example: Learning the alphabet as a child.
300
To synthesize (combine ideas) & summarize the text.
What is the purpose for reciting after reading?
300
Understanding the structure of the text helps you organize your thoughts about the reading and make complex information easier to understand.
What is the purpose of outlining?
300
10 -100 billion
What are the number of neurons located in the brain?
400
Short-term memory
What is the second stage of memory in which information transfers into our awareness or consciousness and is retained for about half a minute?
400
Acrostics
What is a phrase or sentence formed by the first letters of a series of words? Example: Please Excuse my Dear Aunt Sally (math order of operations)
400
Pry out questions. Root up answers. Recite, review, and review again
What are the sentences in the textbook to aid in remembering the 9 stages of muscle reading?
400
Seek out answers to the questions you wrote and fill out an outline if one was created.
What is the process of performing the step of answering while reading?
400
Within 24 hours
What is the span of time in which one should perform the first review after reading text?
500
Long-term memory
What is the last stage of memory in which information is stored and can remain through repetition and recall?
500
Mnemonic Device
What is any technique to aid in memory in which an association to the material is formed?
Note: Mnemonic devices assist with recall, but not with understanding.
500
Review notes/main ideas from text weekly or monthly to keep the neural pathways open.
What is how to review again?
500
Fiction, poems, and short stories
What are the types of reading assignments to which not all Muscle Reading strategies can be applied?
500
Read aloud
What is one technique to employ when text is difficult to understand?