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I cannot digest/understand what I read, when I read.

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So, I have politics reading to do, and im sitting there trying to read it, but nothing goes into my head! It's frustrating because, next morning i go into class and my teacher will be like "Sonia, could you please tell the class what you read about yesterday night for homework" and it's like..ughh.
Even in class, we have to read, and it does not go in to my thick azz head.
And, then, when I have to revise, it takes much longer, and me having to repeat.

Anyone else have this problem? because, sometimes in class i just feel as if it's just me, as others are able to summarise what they've read etc :frown:

how can i solve this? what can i do to help me understand what i read?

also, when having to revise and sit down at my desk to do some work, i always start procrastinating. This is what i did for AS, I would think "ohh, im a night worker* and then just be on tsr, youtube, till it's like 11 etc and then try and do work, and then just start doing other stuff and then i ended up getting bad grades, because i didnt revise for anything, as i would procrastinate till 12, and so on, till like 4, when i had to cram cram cram for exam( i got CCDD, having to resit in jan for uni requirements of AAB) how can i revise!

people, i need some hope. Anyone who's like this but got them selves to work their azzes off? :frown:

and also help about the reading too

Reply 1

Larfs

Im kind of the same with the reading, in class when we read something I find myself having to quickly try and re read it like 10 times in case I get asked a bloody question cos it just won't go in.. I find the best way for me to take something in is after the lesson try and write notes in my own words of what we went over, reading does nothing for me but writing it out helps it go in :smile:

Im afraid I can't offer advice for the procrastination as im not much better myself.. lol

Reply 2

helpneeded-a

OP

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Larfs

Im kind of the same with the reading, in class when we read something I find myself having to quickly try and re read it like 10 times in case I get asked a bloody question cos it just won't go in.. I find the best way for me to take something in is after the lesson try and write notes in my own words of what we went over, reading does nothing for me but writing it out helps it go in :smile:

Im afraid I can't offer advice for the procrastination as im not much better myself.. lol

Well, you got good grades!! (ABb)

Reply 3

happyfeet*

10

Yes I have the same problem.
and it's soo annoyingg. Mehh :'(

Reply 4

adam_zed

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helpneeded-a

So, I have politics reading to do, and im sitting there trying to read it, but nothing goes into my head! It's frustrating because, next morning i go into class and my teacher will be like "Sonia, could you please tell the class what you read about yesterday night for homework" and it's like..ughh.
Even in class, we have to read, and it does not go in to my thick azz head.
And, then, when I have to revise, it takes much longer, and me having to repeat.

Anyone else have this problem? because, sometimes in class i just feel as if it's just me, as others are able to summarise what they've read etc :frown:

how can i solve this? what can i do to help me understand what i read?

also, when having to revise and sit down at my desk to do some work, i always start procrastinating. This is what i did for AS, I would think "ohh, im a night worker* and then just be on tsr, youtube, till it's like 11 etc and then try and do work, and then just start doing other stuff and then i ended up getting bad grades, because i didnt revise for anything, as i would procrastinate till 12, and so on, till like 4, when i had to cram cram cram for exam( i got CCDD, having to resit in jan for uni requirements of AAB) how can i revise!

people, i need some hope. Anyone who's like this but got them selves to work their azzes off? :frown:

and also help about the reading too

things I do includes underlining the key concepts and also reading sentence by sentence

perhaps your problem is more motivation rather then an inabillity to digest info?

Reply 5

Larfs

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Well, you got good grades!! (ABb)

I was lucky! and apart from history there not the most demanding subjects. All I can say is make sure you do some practice papers and look at the mark schemes so you know what examiners are looking for. Also I didn't do any revision at home.. just at school during my free periods. Just when you have some free time at school go over the lesson quickly and write some basic notes so you hopefully take it in, then hopefully you wont have to cram it all in later on :smile:

Reply 6

Sapientia

11

Take notes as reading.

Reply 7

helpneeded-a

OP

13

but, but.......

I think I am motivated.

my AS grades were a slap in teh face

i wanna work hard, get everything done, BUT howwwwww

Reply 8

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OP

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Sapientia

Take notes as reading.

But, then I wouldnt even remember what notes im taking, id have to look at them anyway

Reply 9

YellowDucksOnBlueSocks

1

I draw pictures...it works. I also form humourous images in my head somehow alluding to what i'm trying to remember, and it usually does the trick.

At AS I got bcdd so I went out and bought good text books and read around the subjects, forcing myself to concentrate and I made out lots of posters with pictures on them to help aid my memory. In the end I got BBBd. It's not fantastic in comparison to others on here, but it's what I needed. :s-smilie:

Reply 10

NeonIndian

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Well, you got good grades!! (ABb)

No, those are the grades she has to get for uni.

Reply 11

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OP

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RosieRayner

No, those are the grades she has to get for uni.

?
Still good..

Reply 12

Fuzzpig

16

I'm like that. Though I'm dyspraxic so that might be why.

Reply 13

NeonIndian

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?
Still good..

Sorry I'm confused, I thought these were the grades you had to get for uni. Doesn't matter...

Reply 14

ilyking

exact same problem here. I'll just note in class, try not to get the teachers attention, get home on my comfy desk and read everything to myself 100 times :biggrin:

but when it comes to quick class practicals in the labs i try my hardest to listen, but my mind always ends up somewhere else, i wonder why?...

my advice to you is to try and drink more water, it may help you. if the problem persists, get some special help from someone with experience like your teachers, or maybe parents. not sure if other pupils would be able to aid this. good luck

Reply 15

EnVogue

13

I find that after reading a paragraph or two, it helps me concentrate if I try to remember what the book was going on about and say it in my own words.

Reply 16

Jack.O

Are you getting enough sleep/drinking plenty? Tiredness usually brings this sort of stuff on.

Reply 17

charlie:P

Thanks for the advice... I find reading and revising hard too and with law I reeeeaaallllly need to read :frown:

Reply 18

hissyfit

15

Some good advice above,
maybe reading out loud can help you.
Take it in chunks & try to focus entirely on what you are reading,maybe your mind is wondering off too often.
Easier said than done.
Happy Reading :biggrin:

Reply 19

antonfigo

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So, I have politics reading to do, and im sitting there trying to read it, but nothing goes into my head! It's frustrating because, next morning i go into class and my teacher will be like "Sonia, could you please tell the class what you read about yesterday night for homework" and it's like..ughh.

Me being a science student , I always have tried to read some outside politics/business articles and stuff like that just for general knowledge in that area. But I never seem to grasp the concepts as easily as the physics/math stuff I read at school. It may be an issue with interest maybe?

Going for study methods - i have never studied a table ( always kneel at the bed and use it as a table ) I found that position more comfortable and it makes me concentrate easily.Try a more comfortable studying position.

Also try pacing around while reading the book. I learn 60% of the material while pacing around so much that my legs sometimes hurt the next day. But its an efficient way to get stuff into your head in a short while.It keeps you more alert. My day-before-exam crams go like this :
pace around with book - drink of water ( maybe even browse the Internet in the process for 10 minutes) - pace - repeat ... lol weird I know. :P
Try this method !

I cannot digest/understand what I read, when I read.

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