Keys to College Success: Reading and Study Improvement
- ISBN-10
- 013270935X
- ISBN-13
- 9780132709354
- Series
- Keys to College Success
- Category
- Music / General
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Minnette Lenier, Janet Maker
Description
KEY BENEFIT: Emphasizing critical reading skills, this practical guide addresses the most important reading and study skills users will need to excel in college studies. Formats each chapter with a skill section, exercises for practicing the skill, comprehension check questions, and a reading selection. Covers time management, vocabulary, identification of main ideas and supporting details, critical reading, study reading, memory, reading speed, note-taking, test taking, using the library, and writing term papers. Considers different learning styles, enabling users to evaluate their individual strengths and weaknesses and make practical adaptations of learning techniques based on their individual abilities and needs. Fully upgraded reading selections draw from over 100 academic and vocational areas. Graphic aids help clarify different presentations of material, and difficult words are glossed and defined in the margin. For English professors and higher-education students.
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