Preface - Reading textbooks is the starting point for all study.

PART 1: Everything You Need to Know About Reading Subject-Specific Textbooks
1.
The Korean language area, which improves reading skills and is the foundation of all subjects
01 Read while thinking about the branch of the text and what you will learn.
02 Find out the words you don't know
03 Read with appropriate spacing while thinking about the meaning.
04 When I read poetry, I picture it in my head.
05 Read while thinking about the main sentence and supporting sentences.
06 Read while thinking about the character's words and actions.
07 Read while understanding the writer's opinion.

2.
The area of ​​mathematics where the ability to read text, pictures, shapes, symbols, and tables is important
01 Understand the flow of the textbook and read it.
02 Read and understand new math terms
03 Read and understand the pictures, symbols, and shapes used to explain the concept.
04 Read in connection with what you have previously studied.
05 Convert text and pictures into numbers and formulas
06 Read and understand the definition of shapes
07 Read while thinking about the conditions and concepts learned.

3.
Social areas where understanding concepts and data is important
01 Read while understanding the relationship between large and small units.
02 When looking up meanings in the Korean dictionary, read the Chinese characters as well.
03 Read the text and pictures together
04 Connect graphs and social concepts
05 Read the map while thinking about its meaning.
06 Read while thinking about the order of cause and effect.
07 Read while drawing a thinking map
08 Read the arrows

4.
A scientific field where understanding language and understanding changes in phenomena are important.
01 Gain background knowledge by looking through textbooks.
02 Think of basic scientific terms
03 Read while finding the central sentence
04 Read and understand the meaning of the terms.
05 Read by connecting text and pictures or photos.
06 Read by comparing and contrasting
07 Read and interpret tables and graphs

PART 2: Everything You Need to Know About Reading Subject-Specific Problems
Korean - Reading while thinking about the structure of the text
Korean - Read with appropriate spacing while imagining the image in your head
Math - Expressing Math Concepts with Pictures
Math - Recalling the definitions of mathematical terms
Social Studies - Finding the information needed for a problem by looking at the graph
Social Studies - Recall what you've learned before, draw a thinking map, and read the information on the map.
Science - Reading that connects real-life examples with scientific experiments
Science - Think of pictures or photos from textbooks

Acknowledgements
Textbook works and image sources

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Tips for becoming a good textbook reader
1.
Be sure to look up any words you don't know.

2.
Infer the meaning of unknown terms by understanding their relationship to the preceding and following sentences.
3.
Read while understanding the relationship between the main and sub-units.
4.
Read while thinking about the main sentence and supporting sentences.
5.
Read the pictures and diagrams and connect them to the central concept.
6.
In math, we practice reading words and numbers as equations.
7.
Read it in connection with what you have learned previously.