PARS STRATEGY

PARS Strategy is a simple study strategy which could be used by a student first learning to use study strategies.  It helps the students actively process and remember the information they are reading in their texts.

The steps for PARS are described below:

       P = Preview

Preview the text to be read by skimming it. Skimming is the technique of allowing your eyes to travel rapidly over a page, stopping here and there to register the main idea. When skimming, you should follow the procedure below, adapting it to your purpose. through the pages of the student reading passage and read the headings of the short story and any sections. Read the first and last paragraph in each section. And view the illustrations in each section. Survey the material to get an idea of the general orgainization, major topics and subtopics. Look at headings of the short story, and then try to identify what the student will be reading about.

   A = Ask Questions  

Formulate questions the teacher wishes to emphasize. You might respond to the student's question by directing her (or his) attention to a particular aspect of the issue she has raised, or drawing her attention to some previously learned course material that is relevant to answering the question or by going beyond what the student has said in some way. The intent of probing questions is to draw the student's attention to things that may be only implied in her answer, and so help her answer her own question.

R = Read.  

Read the material with these questions in mind. Try to answer the students own questions while reading. read the material carefully; if the student asked questions about a section, make sure they find the answer when they read.

S = Summarize

Summarize the material and verify responses to the questions. A summary is a collation of your notes, recording the main points the writer makes. Making a summary from your notes has two main benefits. Writing a good summary demonstrates that you clearly understand a text...and that you can communicate that understanding to your readers. A summary can be tricky to write at first because it’s tempting to include too much or too little information. But by following our easy 8-step method, you will be able to summarize texts quickly and successfully for any class or subject.

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