Description: (Each chapter contains a Summary.) I. FUNDAMENTAL READING STRATEGIES. 1. Strategies for Active Reading. Reading and Academic Success. Building Your Concentration. Assessing Your Learning Style. Developing Levels of Thinking. Previewing and Predicting. Developing Guide Questions. Checking Your Comprehension. Study Tips: College Success. Reading Factors Affecting Interpersonal Attraction. 2. Fundamental Comprehension Skills. Locating Main Ideas and Supporting Details. Adjusting Your Rate to Meet Comprehension Demands. Study Tips: Keeping a Learning Journal. Reading Time Dollars. 3. Critical Reading Strategies. Interpret Implied Meaning. Assess the Author's Ideas. React to the Ideas Presented. Synthesis Size and Compare Sources. Study Tips: Managing Your Study Time. Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings. Reading: Those Television Talk Shows. Reading: The Daytime Talk Show. 4. Essential Vocabulary Skills. Techniques for Vocabulary Development. Using Context Clues. Word Parts: The Multiplier Effect. Learning Specialized and Scientific Vocabulary. Study Tips: Procrastination. Reading: What Words Can and Cannot Do. II. ACADEMIC READING STRATEGIES. 5. Patterns of Academic Thought. Patterns: A Focus for Reading. Academic Thought Patterns. Study Tips Taking Lecture Notes. Applying Academic Thought Patterns. Reading the Human Brain. 6. Learning from Textbooks. Textbook Format. Textbook Learning Features. Systematic Approaches to Textbook Reading. Retention and Recall Strategies. Study Tips: Learning Strategies. Reading: Do Animals Think? 7. Using Writing to Learn. Writing to Assess and Strengthen Comprehension. Underlining and Annotating Textbooks. Note taking to Organize Ideas. Mapping to Show Relationships. Summarizing to Condense Ideas. Brainstorming to Discover Ideas. Study Tips: Preparing for Essay Exams. Reading: Body Adornment: The Use of Cosmetics. 8. Reading Graphics. How to Read Graphics. Types of Graphics. Study Tips Managing Stress. Reading: How Americans Participate in Politics. 9. Reading Research, Reference, and Collateral Assignments. Reading Research Materials. Alternative Reading Strategies. Documentation and Note Taking. Reading Collateral Assignments. Evaluating Sources. Study Tips Controlling Test Anxiety. Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings. Reading Documenting Sources. Reading Using Source Material Ethically. III. STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES. 10. Reading in the Social Sciences. The Social Sciences: A Scientific Approach. Specialized Reading Techniques. Thought Patterns in the Social Sciences. Adapting Your Study Techniques. Study Tips: Test Preparation. Reading Crowd Behavior. 11. Reading in Business. Business: A Focus on Organization and Management. Specialized Reading Techniques. Thought Patterns in Business. Adapting Your Study Techniques. Study Tips Test-Taking Tips - Objective Exams. Reading Packaging. 12. Reading Literature. Literature: A Focus on Ideas. Reading and Analyzing Literature. Study Tips Preparing for Exams. Reading Criticism. Thought Patterns in Literature. Learning Strategies for Literature Courses. Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings. Reading: Leaves. Reading: Nothing Gold Can Stay. 13. Reading Mathematics. Mathematics: A Sequential Thinking Process. Reading Mathematics Textbooks. Thought Patterns in Mathematics. Studying Mathematics. Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in Mathematics Summary. Reading Statistics. 14. Reading in the Natural Sciences. The Sciences: Explaining Natural Phenomena. Specialized Reading Techniques. Thought Patterns in the Natural Sciences. Adapting Your Study Techniques. If You Are Having Difficulty. Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in Natural Sciences. Reading: Death Stars and Dinosaurs: The Great Extinctions. 15. Reading in Technical and Applied Fields. Technical Fields: What to Expect. Reading Technical Material. Thought Patterns in Technical Fields. Study Tips: Test-Taking Tips. Study Techniques for Technical Courses. Reading: The Establishment of Operative Risk. Appendix I: Learning Style Questionnaire. Notes. References. Credits.

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