Guide to college reading

Synopsis

Preface.   Quick Guide to This Book         How Do You READ?      1.Successful Attitudes toward Reading and Learning. Start with a Positive Attitude. Build Your Concentration. Analyze Your Learning Style. Learning Style Questionnaire. Pay Attention to Comprehension Signals. Work on Improving Your Comprehension. Self-Test Summary. Getting More Help With…Active Reading Skills. Test Taking Tips: Start With the Right Attitude.         Mastery Test 1: Reading Selection: Primary Colors,Kim McLarin. I. VOCABULARY: THE KEY TO MEANING. 2.Using Context Clues. What is Context?       Types of Context Clues. The Limitations of Context Clues. Self-Test Summary . Getting More Help With…Context Clues. Test Taking Tips: Using Context.         Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills.         Mastery Test 2: Vocabulary Skills.         Mastery Test 3: Vocabulary Skills.         Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Climbing Mt. Everest,Seaborn “Beck” Weathers. 3.Learning Word Parts. Finding Meanings in Compound Words. Learning Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes. Prefixes. Roots. Suffixes.    How to Use Word Parts. Self-Test Summary . Getting More Help With…Word Parts . Test Taking Tips: Using Word Parts.         Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills .         Mastery Test 2: Vocabulary Skills .         Mastery Test 3: Vocabulary Skills .         Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: The Dolphin Affair,Dan Greenburg. 4.