Reading Smart: Advanced Techniques for Improved Reading

Product Description

Have you ever spent ten minutes on one page of Crime and Punishment? Or
rented The Great Gatsby just to avoid reading the book? Perhaps you pay more
attention to the drawings in Slaughterhouse-Five than the written words? Reading
doesn't have to be a chore. Once you learn a few strategies, it can even be ...
dare we say ... fun.

Many people have reading difficulties. That's why we've created Reading Smart.
This book helps people who have a hard time keeping up with assignments,
understanding novels, or just reading efficiently. Reading Smart will help you
increase your reading speed and comprehension with techniques like pre-reading,
pen-marking, mapping, clustering, and much more.

From textbooks to poetry, Reading Smart will help you get the most out of
everything you read.

CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Doesn't Everyone Read Well?
Chapter 2: The Approach
Chapter 3: Mechanics
Chapter 4: Know What You're Reading
Chapter 5: Let's Talk About Reqs
Chapter 6: In The News
Chapter 7: The Pleasure Principle
Chapter 8: Tricks and Traps
Chapter 9: Reading Comprehension
Chapter 10: Poetry, Plays, and Point-of-View
Chapter 11: Everything You Wanted to Know About Reading (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Chapter 12: A Day at the Races
Appendix A: Reading Racetrack Answers
Appendix B: Exercise Answers