Dear Counsellor,
I READ your article in The Gleaner April 27, 2005 and found it very interesting and also useful. I have one big problem though; I will read my notes and textbooks, along with research materials (in the 'back of the head', I tell myself "I know it and I will not forget what I have just read") then find it hard to remember what I had just read. Some people say it is because I am not understanding what I have read. Is that so? I read and understand what I have read, but find it difficult to express it on paper.
I am presently doing A'level psychology, maths and English.
Dear Reader,
Your concerns are quite reasonable. Most persons will understand what they read on first reading of material, but will find that they have difficulty remembering. On the average, we have to study material three to four times before we are able to recall.
The difficulty which you are experiencing to express what you have read on paper can be overcome with practice. Practise to write essays and practise to answer pass questions. With time you will realise that you have become increasingly more competent.
Our counsellors are here for you. You may write them at, Your Health, c/o The Gleaner Company, 7 North Street, Kingston; email: yourhealth@gleanerjm.com.
