Copying from the board

How do you copy off the board?

• One word at a time?• Or a few words at a time?• Or do you copy a couple of words at a time?• Which way do you think is best?• Why do you think this?• Copy this:• It is inefficient to copy from the board one word

at a time as it consumes a lot of time and makes it increasingly hard for you to fully comprehend what you are writing down.

How do you copy off the board? Exercise #1

• Copy this:

• It is inefficient to copy from the board one word at a time as it consumes a lot of time and makes it increasingly hard for you to fully comprehend what you are writing down.

• Or this:

• Did only seeing a few words at a time help to make it easier to copy down?

How do you improve your copying?

• In the beginning you may only be able to manage 2-3 words. Practice will increase this.

• Try to ensure you read the WHOLE sentence

• Or the entire line.

• Try repeating it in your head…repeating it in your head.

• Write down as much as you can. As much as you can.

• If you forget a word, leave a space, when you finish writing that part down, go back and see what the word was.

• Practice this as much as possible. It gets easier.

Exercise #2

• Try copying this down:

• Copying off the board is a skill that can be learnt. It requires practice but is worthwhile because it means you can copy the information down quickly without wasting time and you are also more likely to understand what you have copied down.