College Reading and Study Skills

by McWhorter

• ISBN13: 9780321049568
• ISBN10: 032104956X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson (Manual)

Summary

Getting the students to reflect on their thinking, "College Reading and Study Skills "is a developmental level reading and study text depicting reading as a process and providing concise instruction, skill application exercises, and exercises using textbook excerpts to contribute to success in college.

Table of Contents

Contents	ix
Preface	xv
Student Review Panel	xxiii
Success Workshops	1	(14)
PART ONE Building a Foundation for College Success	15	(68)
Setting Goals and Managing Your Time	15	(16)
Learning Style and Learning Strategies	31	(19)
Understanding How Learning and Memory Work	50	(14)
Taking Notes in Class	64	(19)
PART TWO Reading Textbooks and Assignments	83	(154)
Active Reading Strategies	83	(24)
Understanding Paragraphs	107	(27)
Following Thought Patterns	134	(33)
Reading Graphics and Technical Writing	167	(27)
Reading Electronic Sources	194	(19)
Critical Thinking and Reading	213	(24)
PART THREE Developing Your Vocabulary	237	(32)
Expanding Your Vocabulary	237	(14)
Using Context and Word Parts	251	(18)
PART FOUR Studying Textbooks	269	(52)
Textbook Highlighting and Marking	269	(17)
Methods of Organizing Information	286	(16)
Study and Review Strategies	302	(19)
PART FIVE Studying for Exams	321	(34)
Preparing for Exams	321	(14)
Taking Exams	335	(20)
PART SIX Reading Flexibility	355	(20)
Improving Your Reading Rate and Flexibility	355	(20)
PART SEVEN Thematic Readings	375	(44)
Theme A Body Adornment	376	(9)
Theme B Men's and Women's Communication	385	(9)
Theme C Endangered and Extinct species	394	(12)
Theme D Computers and Privacy	406	(6)
Theme E Multicultural Identity	412	(7)
Success Workshops	419	(10)
Appendix: Preparing and Writing Research Papers	429	(10)
Answer Key	439	(10)
Credits	449	(8)
Index	457