[nabs-l] study suggestions

[David Andrews]

Yes, you can read more at:
http://q-continuum.net/qread/

\At 01:01 AM 4/27/2013, you wrote:
>Is QRead a program for the pc/ -----Original 
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>blackbyrdfly at gmail.com Sent: Sunday, April 28, 
>2013 1:57 AM To: National Association of Blind 
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>study suggestions I use a program called QRead 
>which allows me to open just about any textbook 
>format and save unlimited bookmarks, like 
>leaving post it notes on pages. I also use the 
>Kindle app on my iPad and use the highlight 
>feature and zoom feature a lot. I still type my 
>own notes of course, in class and while reading. 
>And for subjects like Math, which I'm actually 
>getting really good at these days, in lifht of 
>the events rhat took place at my old university 
>in Florida, nothing beats lots of practice! 
>-Jamie Principato Sent from my iPhone On Apr 27, 
>2013, at 11:49 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" 
><bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > 
>So how do you all like to study? Some techniques 
>to review material such as reading highlighted 
>text are not available to us. Same with marking 
>passages with post-it notes. I do take notes 
>while reading which is an integral part of 
>studying for tests. > I often find my notes 
>though are too lengthy from chapters, so I take 
>shorter notes from those original notes or I 
>summarize the chapter. > I use a vr stream or my 
>vr stratus. Do you all use the book mark 
>feature? I’ve tried but the thing is I cannot 
>remember what number I assigned to each passage. 
>How does that highlight book mark feature work? 
>This may help in marking key words or concepts 
>such as theories defined for sociology. > > How 
>do you memorize vocabulary? For religion, we are 
>tested on vocab and definitions and it’s a lot 
>to memorize. > I struggled with that in foreign 
>languages too. > > So far I simply write the 
>definition and read it and say it aloud; > then 
>state it from memory without my notes. Many 
>students use flash cards they say. But I cannot 
>do that with braille. I wish I had a way to mix 
>up the words and definitions like you would do 
>with flash cards. So far, what I’ve done is 
>just mix up the order of words as I study them 
>on hard copy braille. Instead of reading from 
>top to bottom of the page, I’ll start in the 
>middle or some random point. > > Also, has 
>looking up information been a challenge? It is 
>for me. The braille note does not search across 
>files for wordds. I cannot skim for words and 
>key things as sighted people do. I usually end 
>up asking my reader to assist me in looking it 
>up in the book. I write down what the book says; 
>often in my own words and make note of the page. 
>If I have the book through learning ally, I can 
>go back to the page if needed then. > A good 
>reader will check the index for key terms and 
>words that resemble key terms. > > If its not 
>there, I go back to my notes and search. I put 
>the topic for the class on the top of my notes 
>which often helps me in finding the right area 
>or file to look in. I will write the date as 
>well on the top of my electronic page. I create 
>a file in my braille note with key items for 
>review. I find it helpful to have a study guide 
>from the professor and follow that if we have 
>one. > > I’d use the practice tests on the 
>online websites if they were accessible; but 
>often they’re not. > Sometimes the textbook 
>itself has review questions and I might use 
>those to review if it looks helpful. > If I’m 
>totally stuck on some concepts and know its on 
>the final, I ask my professors. I find that 
>usually they’re helpful in office hours. > > 
>Ashley > > 
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