GMAT Tuesdays: What Active Reading Looks Like

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Today's GMAT Tuesday follows up on a previous theme: How to Improve Reading Comprehension. Today, we'll recap that video's tips for active reading, then we'll practice these skills by reading an article together. That way, you can test to see if you're reading as actively as you think you are.

Before we begin, read over this NY Times article. Then, switch on the video and we'll practice taking notes while actively reading ... all the while developing your skills so that you eventually won't have to take notes at all!

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by VivianKerr » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:05 pm
Kevin,

I love this idea of using NYTimes articles to model active reading! Here's some other publications I'm into if students are looking for non-GMAT-specific material to practice:

- Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/

- The Economist: https://www.economist.com/

- The Spectator: https://www.spectator.co.uk/

- Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/
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