Tài liệu Read better, r emember more

Introduction: How to Use This Book vii
Pre-Test 1
Section 1: Setting Yourself Up for Reading Success 11
1 Pre-Reading Strategies 13
2 Getting the Facts 21
3 Using the Dictionary 29
4 Determining Meaning from Context 41
5 Putting It All Together 49
Section 2: Getting—and Remembering—the Gist of It 55
6 Finding the Main Idea 57
7 Finding the Supporting Ideas 67
8 Highlighting, Underlining, and Glossing 79
9 Taking Notes and Outlining 91
10 Putting It All Together 99
Section 3: Improving Your Reading IQ 107
11 Recognizing Organizational Strategies 109
12 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 123
13 Recording Your Questions and Reactions 131
14 Visualizing to Remember 141
15 Putting It All Together 153
Section 4: Reader, Detective, Writer 161
16 Word Choice and Point of View 163
17 Determining Tone 175
18 Finding an Implied Main Idea 183
19 Putting It in Your Own Words 191
20 Putting It All Together 201
Post-Test 209
Appendix A: Additional Resources 219
Appendix B: CommonPrefixes, Suffixes,
and Word Roots 225
Index 239
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