American writer Mark Twain once said that people who cannot read are no different from people who cannot read. Unfortunately, for most of us, we have only learned the words in the book, but have not learned and used the book flexibly. Gorky said that books are the ladder of human progress. If we cannot read well, we will lose the path to success. So how can we read a book thoroughly and transform the information provided by the book into our own knowledge?

? "High Score Reading Method: The Secret Weapon for Substantially Improved Scores" written by Issei Nishioka may be able to give you the answer.

?The author Issei Nishioka is a top student at the prestigious University of Tokyo in Japan. However, he has not been a top student since he was a child. He has failed twice. His grades were so bad that he couldn't even get into an ordinary university. In the third year, after a comprehensive analysis, Nishioka Issei discovered that in order to be admitted to the University of Tokyo, he must have the ability to think independently. From then on, he changed the way he read and exercised his critical thinking ability through constant dialogue with books, successfully achieving a counterattack of fate. After entering Tokyo University, Nishioka Issei found that most Tokyo University students have strong thinking ability, and the reason why Tokyo University students have such strong thinking ability is that they all use this reading method. So let’s see what exactly is the high-scoring reading method?

1. The essence of high-scoring reading is active reading

Issei Nishioka pointed out that "initiative" is the key word of this book. The essence of high-scoring reading is active reading. When you read with goals and questions in mind, the quality of your thought input will improve.

Nishioka Issei discovered that mastering active reading methods can improve reading comprehension and thinking ability. In "High Score Reading Method", he refined and graded thinking ability and reading comprehension ability into reading comprehension ability, theoretical thinking ability, inductive ability, objective thinking ability and application ability.

Through the following five steps, you can easily acquire these abilities, transform the information provided in the book into your own knowledge, and learn and apply it.

Step 1: Make assumptions to quickly improve your reading ability

Step 2: Interview-style reading to make the theoretical framework clearer (the reader should not be a "reporter")

Step three integrates the reading method, allowing you to explain complex things in one sentence

Step four tests the reading method, allowing you to enhance your ability to see things from multiple angles (read multiple books at the same time)

Step 5: Remember knowledge for a long time through argumentative reading method (emphasis on "outputting knowledge")

2. Five steps of high-scoring reading method

Before reading Preparation

Reading is actually the same thing as getting lost in a dark forest. If there is a torch lighting the way forward, you won't be too confused. If you are lucky enough to get a map of the forest, you will have an easier time walking. So, how to get "Torch" and "Map"?

1. Let the binding reading method become a torch that lights up the forest

The binding reading method is to judge the content of the book in advance by reading the binding of the book. Author Issei Nishioka goes through the following five steps to make a torch.

①What information can be obtained from the title of the book? Try to judge.

②Every time you get a piece of information, record it on a note.

③After reading the girdle, summarize the above information on a note.

④Read the author's personal profile, confirm the author's writing background and other information, and summarize them on a note.

⑤ Attach the sticky notes used in steps ① to ④ to the back of the book and keep looking back during the reading process.

⒉ Make assumptions and create a map of the entire book

The author Issei Nishioka made a map in 4 steps to get the overall context of the article.

①Why should I read this book? Write your reading goals on a sticky note.

② While looking at the table of contents, think about how to use the content in the book to achieve the reading goal set in step 1, and write down the specific methods after reading the goal.

③Compared to your reading goals, what stage are you at? Write down your current level after the specific method in the previous item.

④ If you find any discrepancies with the assumptions during actual reading, you must revise the assumptions every time.

After you actually start reading

Respond to the ideas in the book, question the author from time to time, take advantage of the author's weaknesses, and clarify the context of the article through constant questions. This is an interview style. The essence of reading. The author Issei Nishioka introduced two techniques: the method of asking while reading and the method of solving reading. The method of asking questions while reading improves reading comprehension, while solving reading rules improves readers' independent thinking ability.

⒈How to ask questions while reading

①When reading, be sensitive to questions.

②If you have any questions, put a note on the corresponding page in the book.

③If you find the answer to the question, immediately put a note on the corresponding page in the book.

④Key issues should be written down separately.

2. Solution reading method

①Choose a book or article that has been read once.

②Read it again with a skeptical attitude of “Is this really true?”

③When continuing to read, make sure your doubts are dispelled or still exist.

④ Write down the remaining questions after reading the article in your notebook, then investigate these questions and try to solve them.

Nishioka Issei compares a book to a fish. The author uses fish bones to string together all the ideas, and various examples, famous quotes, etc. are the delicious "fish meat" attached to the fish bones. . What all the authors most want to express is "fish bones", not "fish meat".

The integrated reading method is based on this theory, requiring readers to summarize the content in short words to achieve "separation of flesh and blood". Issei Nishioka pointed out that "being able to summarize in short words = understanding." . There are two techniques for integrated reading: summary reading and speculative reading.

⒈Operation steps of the abstract reading method

①Look for the most general sentences in each section and chapter.

② Based on the found sentences, summarize the core ideas of this chapter or section, within 30 words.

③ Based on these summary sentences, write a summary sentence of a book within 140 words.

2. Operation steps of the speculative reading method

① Before reading a new chapter, reread the summary of the previous chapter.

② Refer to the title of the next new chapter and write down your speculation in your notebook.

③Read the following chapters and make a summary to check how many you guessed correctly.

If you want to have the ability to think critically, you must first have the "ability to think objectively", that is, to be able to deal with various explanations objectively from different angles. The test reading method requires readers to treat a certain point of view objectively, so it is very helpful to improve their critical thinking ability. Read at least two books in the same field at the same time, change passive acceptance into calm and objective examination, and use the test reading method to cultivate your ability to see things from multiple angles. In this way, your ability to think and acquire "useful" knowledge will be improved. Significant improvement. Next, we discuss two specific application methods of test reading method: parallel reading method and cross reading method.

1. Operation steps of parallel reading method

①Choose two related books.

②The two selected books must be read at the same pace.

③Always think about the similarities and differences between the two books.

④After finding similarities or differences, remember to put a note on them.

⑤After reading, read all the differences again. "Why do the views of the two books diverge?" You have to analyze the reasons one by one.

2. Operation steps of the cross-reading method

① Find the intersection points where disagreements arise from multiple books.

②After finding the intersection, refer to another book to verify whether it is right or wrong.

③Write down the intersection points found in a notebook and sort out various opinions related to the intersection points.

Getting information from others is called "input". On the contrary, organizing one's own ideas to express and disseminate them to the outside world is called "output". Only by exporting ideas can you learn and apply them. The argumentative reading method is a method that allows you to achieve the final output based on learning steps one to four. The argumentative reading method is to express your feelings and arguments in your own words. How to generate the output of argumentative reading after reading the whole book? There are 3 techniques:

① "Correct the answer" to the guess you made in the hypothesis stage.

② Make a summary of all the summaries you have made before, and then output it as your impressions.

③Express your feelings logically in your own words.

Summary:

"High Score Reading: The Secret Weapon for Greatly Improved Scores" is an easy-to-understand and easy-to-operate book.

If you really practice the five-step reading method, I believe you can also thoroughly read a book and learn and apply the knowledge in the book!