Reading and study skills /
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| Author / Creator: | Langan, John, 1942- |
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| Imprint: | New York : McGraw-Hill, c1978. |
| Description: | x, 390 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/166680 |
Table of Contents:
- To the Instructor
- Introduction
- Part 1. Motivational Skills Preview Your Attitude: The Heart of the Matter Setting Goals for Yourself Learning Survival Strategies
- Part 2. Study Skills Preview Taking Classroom Notes Time Control and Concentration Textbook
- Study I. The PRWR Study Method Textbook
- Study II. Using PRWR Textbook
- Study III. Applying PRWR to a Textbook Chapter Building a Powerful Memory Taking Objective Exams Taking Essay Exams Using Research Skills
- Part 3. A Brief Guide to Important Word Skills Preview Using the Dictionary Understanding Word Parts Vocabulary Development
- Part 4. Reading Comprehension Skills Preview Introduction
- Skill 1. Recognizing Definitions and Examples
- Skill 2. Recognizing Enumerations
- Skill 3. Recognizing Headings and Subheadings
- Skill 4. Recognizing Signal Words
- Skill 5. Recognizing Main Ideas in Paragraphs and Short Selections
- Skill 6. Knowing How to Outline
- Skill 7. Knowing How to Summarize
- Skill 8. Understanding Graphs and Tables
- Skill 9. Making Inferences
- Skill 10. Thinking Critically
- Part 5. Skim Reading and Comprehension Preview Introduction
- Selection 1. Visual Assertion
- Selection 2. Science and the Search for Truth
- Selection 3. The Nature of Power
- Selection 4. Defense Mechanisms
- Selection 5. Fatigue Skim-Reading Progress Chart Questions on the Skim-Reading Selections
- Part 6. Rapid Reading and Comprehension Preview Introduction
- Selection 1. From The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- Selection 2. The Fine Art of Complaining
- Selection 3. Learning to Keep Your Cool during Tests
- Selection 4. An Electronic Fog Has Settled over America
- Selection 5. The Scholarship Jacket
- Selection 6. Dare to Think Big
- Selection 7. Winning the Job Interview Game
- Selection 8. Life over Death
- Selection 9. From Nonreading to Reading
- Selection 10. What You Need to Know to Succeed at Math Rapid Reading Progress Chart Rapid Rate Table
- Part 7. Mastery Tests Preview Motivational Skills Taking Classroom Skills Taking Classroom Notes Time Control and Concentration Textbook
- Study I. Textbook
- Study II. Textbook
- Study III. Building a Powerful Memory Taking Objective Exams Taking Essay Exams Taking Objective and Essay Exams
- Using Research Skills Using the Dictionary Understanding Word Parts Vocabulary Development Definitions and Examples Enumerations
- Headings and Subheadings Signal Words Main Idea Outlining Summarizing Understanding Graphs and Tables Making Inferences Thinking Critically Skim Reading Rapid Reading Passage
- Part 8. Additional Learning Skills Preview Studying Mathematics and Science Reading Literature and Making Inferences Reading for Pleasure: A List of Interesting Books Writing Effectively