SURVEY

This step helps you gather the information necessary to focus on the chapter and formulate questions for yourself as you read the chapter.  It's not necessary to have answers to your questions at this step of the process.  The answers will come later in the process.  This step should take no more than 5 - 10 minutes but is very important.
Read the title	This helps your brain begin to focus on the topic of the chapter.
Read the introduction and/or summary	This orients you to how this chapter fits the author's purposes.  It also provides you with an overview of the author's statement of the most important points.
Read each boldface heading and subheading	This helps you create a framework for the chapter in your mind before you begin to read.   This framework provides a structure for the thoughts and details to come.
Review any graphics	Charts, maps, diagrams, pictures, and other visual aids are there to make a point.   Publishers will not include these items in the book unless they are deemed to significantly add to the text.
Review any reading aids in the chapter	This includes italics, chapter objectives, definitions and study questions at the end of the chapter.  These aids are there to help you sort, comprehend and remember.  Use them to your advantage.
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