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.
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.
John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty years. The author of a popular series of college textbook on both reading and writing, he enjoys the challenge of developinging materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Glassboro State Collee. He also spent a year writing fiction.
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(* 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 Taking Essay Exams Using the Library and the Internet Writing a Research Paper 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 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 Selection 1: Visual Elements in Assertive Communication Selection 2: Science and the Search for Truth Selection 3: The Nature of Power Selection 4: Defense Mechanisms Selection 5: Fatigue Skim-Reading Progress Chart Questions on the Skim-Reading Selections PART SIX: RAPID READING AND COMPREHENSION Introduction 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: The Scholarship Jacket Selection 6: Dare to Think Big *Selection 7: Winning the Job Interview Game *Selection 8: Flour Children *Selection 9: From Nonreading to Reading *Selection 10: What You Need to Know to Succeed at Math 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 and the Internet Writing a Research Paper 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 Reading for Pleasure: A List of Interesting Books Writing Effectively Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index
(* 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 Taking Essay Exams Using the Library and the Internet Writing a Research Paper 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 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 Selection 1: Visual Elements in Assertive Communication Selection 2: Science and the Search for Truth Selection 3: The Nature of Power Selection 4: Defense Mechanisms Selection 5: Fatigue Skim-Reading Progress Chart Questions on the Skim-Reading Selections PART SIX: RAPID READING AND COMPREHENSION Introduction 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: The Scholarship Jacket Selection 6: Dare to Think Big *Selection 7: Winning the Job Interview Game *Selection 8: Flour Children *Selection 9: From Nonreading to Reading *Selection 10: What You Need to Know to Succeed at Math 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 and the Internet Writing a Research Paper 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 Reading for Pleasure: A List of Interesting Books Writing Effectively Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index
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