How do I find facts and details?

Readers find facts and details by reading critically. This means asking questions like who, what, where, when, why, and how. Part of finding details also involves evaluating the reliability and value of the facts or details. For example, a writer might state that the average family size today is seven people. If the writer based this idea on statistics from 1962, the facts and statement are useless. They don’t apply to today’s world.

How do I remember facts and details?

Remembering facts and details will be easier if you underline, highlight, or note facts and details as you read. Try to produce a mental image as you read. Add detail to the mental image as you read. The reciting and reviewing processes are also very important. Organizing the facts or details you discover will help. You might try making lists of related facts, drawing and labelling diagrams, using concept maps (see Concept Maps - Reading Skills) , or numbering the facts or details.