Efficient and Flexible Reading with NEW MyReadingLab with eText -- Access Card Package

by McWhorter, Kathleen T.

• ISBN13: 9780321881465
• ISBN10: 032188146X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2013-01-04
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

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. 032188146X / 9780321881465 Efficient and Flexible Reading with NEW MyReadingLab with eText -- Access Card Package, 10/e Package consists of: 0205869165 / 9780205869169 NEW MyReadingLab with Pearson eText - Access Card 0205903592 / 9780205903597 Efficient and Flexible Reading

Table of Contents

Part 1 Developing a Basis for Reading and Learning

    CHAPTER 1 Developing Your Efficiency and Flexibility    

    CHAPTER 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 Texts    

    CHAPTER 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 Skills    

    CHAPTER 14 Sample Sociology Textbook Chapter: Application of Skills

APPENDIX A Words-Per-Minute Conversion Chart

APPENDIX B Reading Progress Graph

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Index