Reading for your studies requires:
- finding and selecting resources to read
- reading to achieve a purpose or goal, and
- making notes of information you will use.
Take charge of your own reading development. As you progress through your studies, you should:
- develop your reading skills
- follow your lecturers reading recommendations, and
- develop your note taking and note making skills.
As a University student, you are expected to develop appropriate reading skills so you can find, understand and critically engage with the writings of other people.
You will need to:
- find and select readings
- decide why you are reading and what questions you are trying to answer
- plan your approach to reading, and
- make useful notes on your reading.
Reading skills are fundamental for success on your degree course and are vital for your employability.
We have 2 types of support available:
- Reading self-development resources, and
- 1 to 1 or small group support.
Skills Guides self-development resources page
Our Skills Guides resources are designed to support your development in a self-guided way. This means you can access support resources wherever you are, whenever you need. We have resources to support you with:
- Making and taking notes
- Finding evidence, and
- Active reading
Access Study Success Skills Guides
We also have assistive technology-focused guides that can support you with using technology to help your writing, spelling and grammar, and your planning:
Technology, note making, revision and exams
If you are disabled, you may experience additional barriers when reading. Please see the Student Hub article: Getting help accessing library resources when you are disabled
1 to 1 or small group support
Need 1 to 1 or small group support to develop your assignment planning and time management skills?
Focus and Forward
Visit our weekly Focus and Forward Planning Hub on the York campus or online for access to a focused space to plan your reading goals:
York and London campus students
A range of tutors at York St John University can help you:
- grow your confidence in reading
- develop new and existing reading skills, and
- set you on a path to success with your reading.
You can book an in-person tutorial on the York campus, or an online tutorial from wherever you are:
Book a 1 to 1 learning tutorial with a Study Development Tutor