Reading and Study Skills

By focusing on a wide range of reading and study skills required in the academic world, Reading and Study Skills gives instructors the flexibility to address student needs that might otherwise require several texts.

The highly versatile organization divides topics into focused, self-contained modules that can be covered in any order with the result that the text can be adapted to fit any teaching or learning situation.


Key features


Profiles of Successful Students: Each of the eight parts opens with a profile of a student who provides an inspiring example of the skill to be covered (for ex: motivation, notetaking, mastering college vocabulary, etc.).
What Kind of Learner Are You? Learning Styles assessment software loaded onto the CD-ROM helps students discover how they best acquire information.
Student CD-ROM: The CD offers convenient off-line access to the Online Learning Center material, plus learning styles assessment software.
New Chapter: The Seventh Edition features a chapter from a popular introductory sociology text. Students are given exhaustive, practical experience reading and taking notes on the material.
Motivational Skills: The opening chapter of Reading and Study Skills addresses motivation, attitude, and goal-setting as key element of successful classwork.


Table of contents


(* new reading)
PART ONE: MOTIVATIONAL SKILLS
Your Attitude: The Heart of the Matter
Setting Goals for Yourself
Learning Survival Strategies
PART TWO: STUDY SKILLS
Taking Classroom Notes
Time Control and Concentration
Textbook Study I: The PRWR Study Method
Textbook Study II: Using PRWR
Textbook Study III: Applying PRWR to a Textbook Chapter
Building a Powerful Memory
Taking Objective Exams
Using the Library
PART THREE: A BRIEF GUIDE TO IMPORTANT WORD SKILLS
Understanding Word Parts
Using the Dictionary
Word Pronunciation
Spelling Improvement
Vocabulary Development
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Introduction: Reading Comprehension
Skill 1: Recognizing Definitions and Examples
Skill 2: Recognizing Enumerations
Skill 3: Recognizing Headings and Subheadings
Skill 4: Recognizing Signal Words
Skill 5: Recognizing Main Ideas in Paragraphs and Short Selections
Skill 6: Knowing How to Outline
Skill 7: Knowing How to Summarize
Skill 8: Understanding Graphs and Tables
PART FIVE: SKIM READING AND COMPREHENSION
Introduction: Skim Reading
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Skim-Reading Progress Chart
Questions on the Skim-Reading Selections
PART SIX: RAPID READING AND COMPREHENSION
Introduction: Rapid Reading
Selection 1: From The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Selection 2: The Fine Art of Complaining
Selection 3: Learning to Keep Your Cool during Tests
Selection 4: An Electronic Fog Has Settled over America
Selection 5: Cipher in the Snow
*Selection 6: Giving Emotional Support
*Selection 7: Winning the Job Interview Game
*Selection 8: Lie Detectors: Foolproof or Fraudulent?
Selection 9: Dare Mighty Things
*Selection 10: The No-Fat Nation
Rapid Reading Progress Chart
Reading Rate Table
PART SEVEN: MASTERY TESTS
Motivational Skills
Taking Classroom Notes
Time Control and Concentration
Textbook Study I
Textbook Study II
Textbook Study III
Building a Powerful Memory
Taking Objective Exams
Taking Essay Exams
Taking Objective and Essay Exams
Using the Library
Understanding Word Parts
Using the Dictionary
Word Pronunciation
Spelling Improvement
Vocabulary Development
Definitions and Examples
Enumerations
Headings and Subheadings
Signal Words
Main Idea
Outlining
Summarizing
Understanding Graphs and Tables
Skim Reading
Rapid Reading Passage
PART EIGHT: ADDITIONAL LEARNING SKILLS
Studying Mathematics and Science
Reading Literature and Making Inferences
Writing Effectively
Writing a Research Paper
Acknowledgments
Index