Full Description
Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to be self-aware, active readers and adapt key reading skills and strategies to whatever college text they encounter.
Contents
Part 1 Developing a Basis for Reading and LearningCHAPTER 1 Developing Your Efficiency and FlexibilityCHAPTER 2 Active Reading and Learning CHAPTER 3 Strengthening Your Word Power Part 2 Improving Your Comprehension CHAPTER 4 Main Ideas and Paragraph Structure CHAPTER 5 Patterns: Relationships Among Ideas CHAPTER 6 Reading Textbooks, Essays, Articles, and Technical Material Part 3 Reading and Learning From College TextsCHAPTER 7 Techniques for Learning Textbook Material CHAPTER 8 Learning and Retention Strategies CHAPTER 9 Reading and Evaluating Visuals Part 4 Reading Critically CHAPTER 10 Critical Analysis and Evaluating Online Sources CHAPTER 11 Evaluating Arguments and Persuasive Writing Part 5 Increasing Your Rate and Flexibility CHAPTER 12 Skimming and Scanning CHAPTER 13 Techniques for Reading Faster Part 6 Application of Textbook Reading SkillsCHAPTER 14 Sample Sociology Textbook Chapter: Application of Skills APPENDIX A Words-Per-Minute Conversion Chart APPENDIX B Reading Progress Graph Credits Index
