Strategies to Improve Reading and Writing Skills in Higher Education

This report discusses strategies to improve reading and writing skills in higher education. It covers techniques such as highlighting texts, practicing problem-solving skills, setting reading goals, and personalizing content. It also provides suggestions for improving the quality of written work, including brushing up on basics, writing every day, creating outlines, and using editing tools.

Study Skills
For
Higher Education

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Assessment 2....................................................................................................................................1
Discuss some strategies that students can adopt to improve their reading ability..................1
Provide suggestions that will assist to students in improving quality of their written...........3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Study skills are define as a approach which are applied to learning. They are mostly
critical to growth in learning place or higher education, considered important for acquiring best
grades and helpful for learning. These are an array of best skills which are assist in handle
procedure of organizing and getting new information, information retaining and dealing with
assessment (Batur, Başar and Süzen, 2019). They consider mnemonics, which assist I adding
retention of information list, concentration techniques, effectual reading and note taking in
efficient manner. Below report is based on assessment second which includes strategies that
students can adopt to improve ability of reading. Some suggestions are mentioned which help in
improving quality in writing.
MAIN BODY
Assessment 2
Discuss some strategies that students can adopt to improve their reading ability
There are different strategies which are helpful in reading ability which are explained
below as;
 Highlight texts: In this students can underline and highlight valuable information and
topic as they read. Students can make a separate notes of those were highlighted topics.
Having important topic's notes assist them to focus and also improve comprehension.
They can write questions while as they read topic to receive explanation on other new
concept to explain new word.
 Practice problem resolving skills: Blend a actual world issues resolution skills into
curriculum. Students can write solutions of problems and explain their ideas or thoughts
in small groups (Cottrell, 2019). They can take support from teacher and expertise.
Students can take part some physical activities such as yoga, so it will help in enhance
focus power and mind become more peace full so that students can focus on solving part
and on problems.
 Understand common themes: Students can look for an examples of definite themes
throughout topics and chapters to enhance more engagement with studies. They must
share their findings in topics with study session to assist to students in learning particular
theme more in deep.
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 Set reading goals: Students can set their own way of reading goals. This will support
them to take actions on building effective reading skills and students also will be mindful
in best manner (Ebadi and Rahimi, 2018). It will provide favourable outcomes for long
terms. Students can set as per time of reading so that they become more punctual.
 Read in portion: Reading entire topic without taking break is very difficult and students
also may face issues in understand the topic. Students should read in small portions and
breaking some paragraphs so they can easily read and understand. Shorter segments will
assist in students retain information and topics as class discuss materials. It can enhance
and build confidence in understanding subject which is complex.
 Discuss important words: While reading subject it is important to discuss essential
words so students can understand the entire topic in easy manner. In subjects some
words are not understandable and one word can change the entire topic. It is important to
talk about important words so that they build reading habits.
 Maximise reading time: It is important to enlarge the reading time so students can
maximum time on reading a subject so that they can understand in well manner and also
enhance reading skills.
 Personalize Content: Students can enhance their understanding by perception how
material of subjects connects with their life. Students can build personal connection with
topic and write down on page. This will assist to students in comprehend text be
supporting to students see an association with events which are based on current
situation.
 Skimming: It will assist to students in grasp general thoughts and ideas, also gist of
topic. Students might easily read topics (Mason, 2019). In every subject first and last
sentence or paragraphs is always relevant sections.
 Scanning: Students should always scanning of words and some information. They might
be identify key concept and terms which will alert students about overall subject.
 Detailed Reading: It allows students to critically includes concepts of topics. This may
consider close reading of all subject and important sections.
 Revision Reading: In consider reading rapidly via useful subject material with which
students are already familiar and in terms to confirm understanding and knowledge.
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 Asking questions: while reading subject or topic it is important to ask questions and
quires to clear their doubts and increase knowledge (Pitogo, 2021). It will assist in build
more interest in reading by clearing any doubts regarding subjects.
 Categorizing each information: Students can divide each information in different
category so that students easily make questions and helps in improving reading ability.
 Discuss each subject: After reading subjects it is important to discuss about topics with
teacher, friends and families. So that they can keep each topics in their mind set and
always remind about subject.
 Read different novels in free time: Reading interesting novels cam assist in enhancing
reading skills and develop more interest in reading habits.
 Read some digital basis books: In current scenario, there are lots of subject and reading
materials are available through digital. Students can easily read some articles and subject
which are important via digitally so that they show some interest and increase reading
ability.
 Priming cognitive pumps in terms to recall relevant knowledge or experiences from
maximum term memory in term to extract or construct explanation from text.
 Make a connection between writing and meaning so it become easy in reading content
and subject.
 Enhancing reading skills can support in brain functions in effective manner and develop
more skills in mind.
 Developing interest in reading is most important to build a effective reading skills.
 Now days higher eduction institutes are adopting more needed techniques and
technologies to teach students in right manner. They change their techniques as per
student's understanding level.
Provide suggestions that will assist to students in improving quality of their written
There are different ways by which students can improve their written quality and which
are described below as;
 Brush up on basics, it is important to understand the basics of writing skills, without
clearing basics improvement is not possible for students.
 Write like it's student's interesting job, Students should develop an interest in writing so
that they were enjoying while writing.
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 Discuss on assignment during class, in every class students should discuss on subjects so
they get clear ideas about writing material.
 Write every day: Every day writing helps in develop and enhancing skills of writing. It
best idea student need to practice writing to become a best writer (Stanley, Petscher and
Catts, 2018). Making an right schedules for writing time and it is important to choose
right time for writing so they can focus on particular work.
 Create an outline: It is best way to enhance writing skills by creating an outline of
subject and particular topic. Students can use some bullet points and some attractive
words and lines which are attracting and readers get idea about entire topic by reading
outline.
 Read what students want to write about: Reading in effective manner also help in
improving skills of writing. Interesting content is must for writing and reading also. If
students write on boring topics then there is no meaning of writing any topic.
 Selecting easy and simple words: It is important to use simple and understandable
words in writing so they there is no difficulties in reading process. Complicated words
are not understandable easily and easy words can attract more. Readers also catch the
reason behind writing.
 Write through learning: This will help in first understand the particular topic and then
write about it. So students cannot face any difficulties while writing. Before writing
learning and having knowledge about particular subject area and topic is essential part to
write in free manner.
 Write on specific topic: students should select one particular topic and start writing if
they mix different topics it will become more Massey and face issues in reading.
Choosing single topic to write then students can easily write and can give 100% efforts in
writing.
 Convey message easily: Write with attracting content so that every can understand what
students want to write. Easy content writing can convey message and thought to readers
in easy manner.
 Avoid filter words: It includes that, just really and many other, students must be try to
use in minimum topic (Stanley, Petscher and Catts, 2018). Using so much filter words
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can make a difficulties in writing and reading sentences. Students should use filter words
in specific sentence.
 Keep paragraphs and sentence short: It become more easy in reading. Short sentence
looks an attractive and it enhance the writing skills and quality. Long sentence and
paragraphs show a bad image of writer and writing skills. Simple and short sentence are
give a positive and good image in reader's mind set.
 Invest in some editing tools: There are many editing tools are available on internet,
students can adopt these tools for writing in attractive manner (Wahyuni, 2018). There
are lots of writers and students use some edit tools to give a special touch and remove
unwanted words. It helps in font size, side margins and many more.
 Use right grammar: It play huge role in making sentence in meaningful manner. So
understandable. Students can use grammar corrector tools so that students can avoid
grammatical mistakes and write sentence in right way.
 Use some sources: Now days there are lots of sources are available on internet which are
appropriate for writing content. Using right source can make effective quality of writing.
Using suitable sources is more important for effective writing.
 Practice of good handwriting: In offline writing a good and attractive handwriting is
must in reading in easy manner. Students needs to make proper schedules on time basis
so they can practice for writing and make improvement in quality.
 Use right platform for writing: While using some online platforms for writing it is
important to select right and suitable platform which have various tools of writing
(Yasemin, 2020). Use right platform which are various features of writing such as font
editing, colour changing tool and many more.
 Using right words for making sentences is essential to write a connected concepts.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded the above report, reading and writing skills are most important elements
for students in higher education. Both helps in increasing understanding level and gain more
knowledge. There are various strategies for building reading skills which are important to
adopting by students for their self development and increase skills. There are some suggestions
to improve writing quality which are essential to write in effective manner and understandable
for readers. Reading and writing both are helps in making effective brain of students and
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enhancing their brain functions. There are many strategies that are important to adopt for better
reading and writing. In present days every things are changed as per requirements of higher
educations and students. Higher education system also use some technologies to teach students in
more efficient and effective manner.
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