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Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches readers how to vary their approach to written texts based on the material and their purpose for reading. In addition to instruction in literal and critical comprehension skills, vocabulary, and study skills,Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches readers how to identify text structures and thought patterns for more efficient learning. Emphasizing reading as an active thinking process, the text presents systems for monitoring concentration, comprehension, and recall, encouraging students to assess the readin... MORE

Disciplinary Readings

xvii

Preface

xxi

Reading Is for Everyone

PART 1 Developing a Basis for Reading and Learning

(114)

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Developing Your Efficiency and Flexibility

(30)

Analyzing Your Reading Efficiency

(2)

Analyzing Your Learning Style

(8)

Developing Reading Flexibility

(7)

Principles of Efficiency and Flexibility

(1)

Evaluating Your Rate and Flexibility

(4)

Critical Thinking Tip #1 Developing Critical-Thinking Skills

(2)

Summary

(9)

Reading Selection 1 ``How to Brag About Yourself to Win and Hold a New Job''

(4)

Reading Selection 2 ``Talking a Stranger Through the Night''

(4)

Active Reading and Learning

(42)

Reading and Thinking Actively

(7)

Improving Your Concentration

(5)

Monitoring Your Comprehension

(3)

Prereading and Predicting

(13)

Developing Guide Questions

(3)

Critical Thinking Tip #2 Developing a Questioning Mind-Set

(1)

Summary

(11)

Reading Selection 3 ``Profile of a Terrorist''

(5)

Reading Selection 4 ``Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space''

(5)

Strengthening Your Word Power

(42)

Expanding Your Vocabulary

(4)

Using Contextual Aids

(9)

Analyzing Word Parts

(4)

A System for Learning Unfamiliar Words

(3)

Using Vocabulary Reference Sources

(9)

Critical Thinking Tip #3 Vague Versus Clear Meanings

102

(1)

Summary

103

(12)

Reading Selection 5 ``Archaeological Sites''

104

(4)

Reading Selection 6 ``Why the Sky Is Blue, Sunsets Are Red, and Clouds Are White''

108

(5)

Academic Scenario

113

(2)

PART 2 Improving Your Comprehension

115

(142)

Main Ideas and Paragraph Structure

115

(54)

Identifying the Topic

116

(6)

Finding the Main Idea

122

(21)

Developing Expectations as You Read

143

(2)

Major and Minor Supporting Details

145

(7)

Types of Supporting Details

152

(3)

Using Transitions

155

(4)

Critical Thinking Tip #4 Recognizing Your Own Bias

158

(1)

Summary

159

(10)

Reading Selection 7 ``The Appreciation of Humor''

160

(4)

Reading Selection 8 ``Privacy on the Web''

164

(5)

Patterns: Relationships Among Ideas

169

(54)

How Recognizing a Pattern Improves Recall

170

(1)

Common Organizational Patterns

171

(33)

Other Useful Patterns of Organization

204

(5)

Using Transitional Words

209

(2)

Critical Thinking Tip #5 Analyzing Cause-Effect Relationships

210

(1)

Summary

211

(12)

Reading Selection 9 ``Electronic Monitoring: An Alternative to Imprisonment''

212

(5)

Reading Selection 10 ``How Students Get Lost in Cyberspace''

217

(6)

Reading Essays and Articles

223

(34)

Reading Essays

224

(10)

Reading Articles

234

(9)

Analyzing Essays and Articles

243

(2)

Critical Thinking Tip #6 Evaluating Research Sources

244

(1)

Summary

245

(12)

Reading Selection 11 ``Will We Control the Weather?''

247

(5)

Reading Selection 12 ``Alternative Drug Testing Update''

252

(4)

Academic Scenario

256

(1)

PART 3 Reading and Learning from College Texts

257

(116)

Techniques for Learning Textbook Material

257

(36)

Highlighting Techniques

258

(6)

Annotating and Making Marginal Notations

264

(3)

Paraphrasing

267

(4)

Outlining

271

(4)

Mapping to Show Relationships

275

(3)

Summarizing Information

278

(4)

Critical Thinking Tip #7 Annotating and Critical Thinking

281

(1)

Summary

282

(11)

Reading Selection 13 ``The Supreme Court in Action''

284

(4)

Reading Selection 14 ``Are We Alone in the Universe?''

288

(5)

Learning and Retention Strategies

293

(41)

Using the Organization of Textbook Chapters

293

(5)

Applying Effective Recall Strategies

298

(6)

Reading and Learning with the SQ3R System

304

(7)

Reading Scientific/Technical Material

311

(12)

Critical Thinking Tip #8 Using Your Background Knowledge and Experience

323

(1)

Summary

323

(11)

Reading Selection 15 ``Problem Solving''

325

(4)

Reading Selection 16 ``The Value of Pet Ownership''

329

(5)

Graphic and Visual Literacy

334

(39)

Why Graphics Are Used

334

(3)

A Strategy for Reading Graphics

337

(1)

Integrating Text and Graphics

338

(3)

Types of Graphics

341

(18)

Critical Thinking Tip #9 Analyzing Statistics

358

(1)

Summary

359

(14)

Reading Selection 17 ``Homeostasis''

360

(5)

Reading Selection 18 ``Pangaea: The Supercontinent and the Effects of Its Breakup''

365

(7)

Academic Scenario

372

(1)

PART 4 Reading Critically

373

(130)

Critical Analysis

373

(50)

Grasping Denotative and Connotative Meanings

374

(3)

Making Inferences

377

(10)

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion

387

(7)

Recognizing Generalizations

394

(1)

Identifying Tone

395

(8)

Identifying the Author's Purpose

403

(3)

Identifying Bias

406

(2)

Understanding Figurative Language

408

(3)

Critical Thinking Tip #10 Slanted Writing

410

(1)

Summary

411

(12)

Reading Selection 19 ``I Am a Japanese American''

413

(4)

Reading Selection 20 ``Early Encounters with the Artist Within''

417

(6)

Evaluating Arguments and Persuasive Writing

423

(33)

Evaluating Source and Authority

424

(2)

Reading Arguments

426

(4)

Evaluating Arguments

430

(7)

Errors in Logical Reasoning

437

(9)

Critical Thinking Tip #11 Evaluating Emotional Appeals

445

(1)

Summary

446

(10)

Reading Selection 21 ``From a Vegetarian: Looking at Hunting from Both Sides Now''

448

(3)

Reading Selection 22 ``Out of Time''

451

(5)

Reading and Evaluating Internet Sources

456

(47)

Locating Electronic Sources on the Web

457

(2)

Tips for Locating Reliable Web Sites

459

(3)

Evaluating the Content of a Web Site

462

(2)

Evaluating the Accuracy of a Web Site

464

(1)

Evaluating the Timeliness of a Web Site

465

(1)

Evaluating the Purpose of a Web Site

466

(10)

Evaluating the Structure of a Web Site

476

(3)

A Checklist for Evaluating Web Sources

479

(1)

Reading Electronic Text

480

(3)

Developing New Ways of Thinking and Reading

483

(6)

Critical Thinking Tip #12 Choosing Between Print and Internet Sources

488

(1)

Summary

489

(14)

Reading Selection 23 ``The Sweet Lure of Chocolate''

490

(4)

Reading Selection 24 ``The Sandman Is Dead---Long Live the Sleep Deprived Walking Zombie''

494

(6)

Academic Scenario

500

(3)

PART 5 Increasing Your Rate and Flexibility

503

(72)

Skimming and Scanning

503

(33)

Skimming

503

(12)

Scanning

515

(9)

Critical Thinking Tip #13 Anticipating Your Reading Assignments

523

(1)

Summary

524

(12)

Reading Selection 25 ``Barriers to Effective Listening''

526

(4)

Reading Selection 26 ``Stress Management: Personally Adjusting to Stress''

530

(6)

Techniques for Reading Faster

536

(39)

Eye-Movement Patterns

536

(4)

Reading in Meaning Clusters

540

(4)

Key Word Reading

544

(8)

Using Transitional Words

552

(1)

Rapid Reading Drills

553

(5)

Pacing Techniques

558

(2)

Rereading for Rate Increase

560

(2)

Critical Thinking Tip #14 Recognizing Judgments

561

(1)

Summary

562

(13)

Reading Selection 27 ``Flirtation---The Signals of Attraction Deciphered''

563

(5)

Reading Selection 28 ``The Functions and Effects of Music''

568

(6)

Academic Scenario

574

(1)

PART 6 Multiple-Choice Questions for Even-Numbered Reading Selections

575

(21)

Appendix A Words-Per-Minute Conversion Chart

596

(4)

Appendix B Reading Progress Graph

600

(1)

Credits

601

(12)

Index

613

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