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Efficient and Flexible Reading
ISBN: 9780321445728 | 0321445724
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Efficient and Flexible Readingteaches students 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 students how to identify text structures and thought patterns for more efficient learning. Emphasizing reading as an active thinking process, the author presents systems for monitoring concentration, comprehension, and recall, encouraging students to assess the re... MORE
| Prefac? | |
| Developing a Basis for Reading and Learning Chapter1? | |
| Developing Your Efficiency and Flexibility | |
| Analyzing Your Reading Efficiency | |
| Analyzing Your Learning Style | |
| Developing Reading Flexibility | |
| Principles of Efficiency and Flexibility | |
| Evaluating Your Rate and Flexibility | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #1 | |
| ... MORE | |
| Summary | |
| Reading Selection 1 | |
| "How to Brag About Yourself to Win and Hold a New Job" | |
| Reading Selection 2 | |
| "Talking A Stranger Through the night" Chapter2? | |
| Active Reading and Learning | |
| Reading and Thinking Actively | |
| Improving Your Concentration | |
| Monitoring Your Comprehension | |
| Prereading and Predicting | |
| Developing Guide Questions | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #2 | |
| Developing a Questioning Mind-Set | |
| Summary | |
| Reading Selection 3 | |
| "Profile of a Terrorist" | |
| Reading Selection 4 | |
| "Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space" Chapter3? | |
| Strengthening Your Word Power | |
| Expanding Your Vocabulary | |
| Using Contextual Aids | |
| Analyzing Word Parts | |
| Using Word Mapping to Expand Your Vocabulary | |
| A System for Learning Unfamiliar Words | |
| Using Vocabulary Reference Sources | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #3 | |
| Vague Versus Clear Meanings | |
| Summary | |
| Reading Selection 5 | |
| "My Black Skin Makes My White Coat Vanish" | |
| Reading Selection 6 | |
| "Stem cell Therapy: Promise and Reality" | |
| Academic Scenario | |
| Improving Your Comprehension Chapter4? | |
| Main Ideas and Paragraph Structure | |
| Paragraph Organization | |
| Identifying the Topic | |
| Finding the Main Idea and Topic Sentence | |
| Implied Main Idea? | |
| Developing Expectations as You Read | |
| Major and Minor Supporting Details | |
| Types of Supporting Details | |
| Using Transitions | |
| Critical Thinking Tip #4 | |
| Recognizing Your Own Bias | |
| Summary | |
| Reading Selection 7 | |
| "The Appreciation of Humor" | |
| Reading Selection 8 | |
| "Privacy on the Web" Chapter5? | |
| Patterns: Relationships Among Ideas | |
| How Recognizing a Pattern Improves Recall | |
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