Table of Contents

Detailed Contents.

1. Student Success.
Think Success.
Set Goals.
Create a Positive Attitude.
Seek Excellence.

Making Choices for Success, from Live Your Dream by Les Brown.

“Ask yourself if you are leaving a trail that others may want to follow.”
Plan for Success.
Manage Your Time.

Making the Most of Priorities, from How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein.

“People at the top and people at the bottom both know about To Do Lists, but one difference between them is that the people at the top use a To Do List every single day. . .”
Plan Your Week.
Study the Syllabus.
Use a Calendar to Decode a Syllabus.
Act Successful.
Attend Class.
Be on Time for Class.
Be Aware of Essential Class Sessions.
Be Equipped for Success.
Mark Your Text.
Communicate with Your Instructor.
Review Your Lecture Notes.
Network with Other Students.
Collaborate to Divide Work.
Look at an A Paper.
Use Technology to Communicate.
Consider a Tape Recorder.
Pass the First Test.
Watch Videos.
Predict Exam Questions.
Get Moving Now.

Life Law # 5: Life Rewards Action, from Life Strategies by Phillip C. McGraw.

“Learn that the world couldn't care less about thoughts without actions.”
Summary Points.
Explore the Net.
Everyday Reading Skills: Searching the Internet.
Locate A Website.
Conduct A Search.
Glossary Terms.

2. Stages of Reading.
What Is the Reading Process?
Stages of Reading.
Stage One: Previewing.
Stage Two: Integrating Knowledge.

Language Preferences of Newborns, from Exploring Child Development by Richard Fabes and Carol Lynn Martin, p.123.

“Eight 2-day-old infants who were born into monolingual English homes and eight 2-day-old infants who were born into monolingual Spanish homes...”
Stage Three: Recalling.
Passage 1.

Gender Differences, from You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen.

“Men and women differ with respect to gossip. It isn't that one group gossips and the other does not. . .”
Passage 2.

Teaching Babies To Swim, from Exploring Child Development by Richard Fabes and Carol Lynn Martin.

“Drowning is one of the most common accidents of childhood. . .”
Assess Your Progress as a Learner.
Levels of Reading Comprehension.
Summary Points.
Selection 1: Psychology.
Hypnosis.
Comprehension Questions.
Vocabulary.
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: Biology.

The Killers are Coming! The Killers are Coming!, from Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life by Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart.

“In 1990, descendants of 'killer' bees that flew out of South America. . .”
Comprehension Questions.

3. Vocabulary.
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: Sociology.

Problems in Schools, from Sociology by John J. Macionis.

“Several hundred thousand students and at least one thousand teachers are physically assaulted on school grounds every year.”
Comprehension Questions.
Vocabulary.
Explore the Net.
Everyday Reading Skills: Reading the Newspaper.
Vocabulary.
Learning New Words.
Remembering New Words.
Use Association.
Use Concept Cards.
Practice Your New Words.
Unlocking the Meaning of New Words.
Use Context Clues.
Use Knowledge of Word Parts.
Use the Glossary and the Dictionary.
Types of Context Clues.
Definition.
Elaborating Details.
Elaborating Examples.
Comparison.
Explanation.
Contrast.
Multiple Meanings of a Word.
Words Part.
Roots.
Prefixes.
Suffixes.
The Dictionary.
Guide Words.
Pronunciation.
Spelling.
Word Meaning.
Parts of Speech.
Word History.
Word Origins.
Etymology.
Textbook Glossary.
Thesaurus.
Analogies.
Easily Confused Words.
Vocabulary Enrichment.
Points to Ponder.
Explore the Net.
Everyday Reading Skills: Join a Listserv or Newsgroup.
Subscribe to a Listserv.
Participate in a Newsgroup.
Glossary.

4. Main Idea.
What Is a Main Idea?
Recognize General and Specific Words.
Recognize General and Specific Phrases.
Recognize the General Topic for Sentences.
Recognize General and Supporting Sentences.
Differentiate Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details.
Questioning for the Main Idea.
Stated Main Ideas.
Unstated Main Ideas.
Differentiating Distractors.
Getting the Main Idea of Longer Selections.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: Psychology.

Sleeping and Dreaming, from Psychology: What It Is/How to Use It by David Watson.

“Everyone dreams about 20 percent of the time they are sleeping-that is, they show REM sleep about that much.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: Essay.

THE SCHOLARSHIP JACKET, from Growing Up Chicana/o: An Anthology by Marta Salinas.

“This one, the scholarship jacket, was our only chance.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: History.

Blacks in Blue: The Buffalo Soldiers in the West, from America: Past and Present by Robert Divine et al.

“. . . more than 2000 black cavalrymen served on the western frontier between 1867 and 1890.”

Connect: Jones Morgan, 110, Thought to Be Last of Buffalo Soldiers, from The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution.
Explore the Net.

5. Supporting Details and Organizational Patterns.
What Is a Detail?
Recognize Levels of Importance.
Distinguish Major and Minor Details.
Patterns of Organization.
Listing.
Definitions with Examples.
Time Order and Sequence.
Comparison and Contrast.
Cause and Effect.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: Psychology.

Becoming Healthy, from Psychology: Introduction to Human Behavior by Morris Holland.

“To learn about yourself and others, to love and to be loved, and to live actively and productively-all are growth-producing.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: History.

America's First Age of Reform, from America and Its People by James Martin et al.

“As Sojourner Truth, she became a legend in the struggle to abolish slavery and extend equal rights to women.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: Psychology.

Obedience, from Psychology by John Dworetzky.

“Every time he made an error, the teacher was to administer a shock, starting with the lowest level and gradually increasing.”
Explore the Net.

Connect: Criticisms of the Milgram Experiment, from Essentials of Psychology by Josh Gerow.

6. Textbook Learning.
Expect Knowledge to Exist.
Annotating.
When to Annotate.
How to Annotate.
Notetaking.
When to Take Notes.
How to Take Notes.
Summarizing.
When to Summarize.
How to Summarize.
Outlining.
When to Outline.
How to Outline.
Mapping.
When to Map.
How to Map.
Take Organized Lecture Notes.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: History.

Timbuktu, from Before the Mayflower by Lerone Bennett, Jr.

“Youths from all over the Moslem world came to Timbuktu to study law and surgery at the University of Sankore; scholars came from North Africa and Europe to confer with the learned historians and writers of the black empire.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: Biology.

Echolocation: Seeing in the Dark, from Biology: Exploring Life by Gil Brum, Larry McKane, and Gerry Karp.

“How could an animal's ears and mouth be of more importance than its eyes in guiding flight?”
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: Communication.

Effectiveness in Interpersonal Conflict, from Essentials of Human Communication by Joseph DeVito.

“It is not so much the conflict that creates the problem as the way in which the individuals approach and deal with it.”
Explore the Net.

Connect: How Do You Fight?, from Essentials of Human Communication by Joseph DeVito.

7. Test-Taking Strategies.
Achieve Your Highest Potential.
Be Prepared.
Stay Alert.
Seek Feedback.
Standardized Reading Tests.
Read to Comprehend.
Interact.
Anticipate.
Relax.
Read to Learn.
Recall.
Understand Major Question Types.
Main Idea Questions.
Detail Questions.
Implied Meaning Questions.
Purpose Questions.
Vocabulary Questions.
Hints for Taking Multiple-Choice and True-False Tests.
Hints for Taking Essay Exams.
Reword the Statement of Question.
Answer the Question.
Organize Your Answer.
Use a Formal Writing Style.
Be Aware of Appearance.
Predict and Practice.
Notice Key Words.
Write to Earn Points.
Read an “A” Paper for Feedback.
Points to Ponder.
Explore the Net.

8. Efficient Reading.
What Is Your Reading Rate?
What Is an Average Reading Rate?
How Can You Increase Your Reading Speed?
Be Aggressive-Attack!
Concentrate.
Stop Regressions.
Avoid Vocalization.
Expand Fixations.
Use a Pen as a Pacer.
Preview Before Reading.
Set a Time Goal for an Assignment.
Be Flexible.
Practice.
Points to Ponder.
Timed Reading 1.

Darkness at Noon, by Harold Krents, The New York Times.

“There are those who assume that since I can't see, I obviously also cannot hear.”
Timed Reading 2.

Remembering Lobo, from Nepantla: Essays from the Land in the Middle by Pat Mora.

“Lobo saved her money to take us out to dinner and a movie, to take us to Los Angeles in the summer, to buy us shiny black shoes for Christmas.”
Timed Reading 3.

Childbirth in Early America, from America and Its People by James Martin et al.

“In their letters, women often referred to childbirth as 'the Dreaded apparition.'”
Explore the Net.

9. Analytical Reasoning.
Identify Analytical Thinking.
An Unsuccessful Student.
A Successful Student.
Engage in Problem Solving.
Analytical Reasoning in Textbooks.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: Psychology.

Coping with Shyness, from Using Psychology by Morris Holland.

“In college I spent many nights alone in my dorm room. It was depressing, but it was easier than going out and facing the world.”

Connect: Attraction and Personal Relationships, from Psychology by Henry Roediger et al.
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: Biology.

Scientific Logic, from Focus on Human Biology by Carl Rischer and Thomas Easton.

“The researchers' hypothesis . . . was that prolonged contact between the zinc compound and the tissues lining the throat and mouth may somehow shorten the duration of the cold.”
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: Business.

Motivating Yourself, from Your Attitude Is Showing by Elwood Chapman.

“How can you motivate yourself to live close to your potential despite a negative environment?”
Explore the Net.

10. Inference.
What Is an Inference?
Inference from Cartoons.
Recognizing Suggested Meaning.
Connecting with Prior Knowledge.
Recognizing Slanted Language.
Drawing Conclusions.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: Narrative Essay.

My Brother, by Rick Theis.

“Now he'd be arriving the very next morning; back after three long years at war.”
Selection 2: Literature.

The Alchemist's Secret, by Arthur Gordon.

“She died, I believe, poor woman. Quite suddenly.”
Selection 3: Essay.

Americanization is Tough on 'Macho', by Rose Del Castillo Guilbault from Henderson et al.

“What is macho? That depends which side of the border you come from.”
11. Critical Reading.
What Do Critical Readers Do?
Recognize the Author's Purpose or Intent.
Recognize the Author's Point of View or Bias.
Recognize the Author's Tone.
Distinguish Fact from Opinion.
Recognize Valid and Invalid Support for Arguments.
Points to Ponder.
Selection 1: Narrative Essay.

As They Say, Drugs Kill, by Laura Rowley from Models for Writers edited by Alfred Rosa and Paul Eschholz.

“My hands began to shake and my eyes filled with tears for someone I didn't know.”

Connect: Conformity, from Psychology by Henry Roediger et al.
Explore the Net.
Selection 2: Psychology.

Astrology-The Earliest Theory of Personality, from Psychology: What It Is/How to Use It by David Watson.

“The fate and acts of each human being are controlled by how the stars were arranged at the moment of that person's birth.”

Connect: Angels All Around Us, by Joan Webster Anderson.
Explore the Net.
Selection 3: Business.

The Job Makes the Person, by Rosabeth Moss Kanter from Understanding Diversity by Carol Harvey and M. June Allard.

“I'd never work for a woman, a woman draftsman told me. 'They are too mean and petty.'”
Explore the Net.

12. Independent Textbook Assignments.
Apply What You Have Learned.
Independent Assignment: 1 Psychology.

The Joy of Smoking, from Biology: The World of Life by Robert Wallace.

Smoking: Hazardous to Your Health, from Psychology in Action by Karen Huffman et al.

“. . . cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States.”
Independent Assignment 2: History.

The Surge Westward, from America and Its People by James Martin et al.

“Still, despite the hardships of the experience, few emigrants ever regretted their decision to move west.”

Appendix 1. Pronunciation Review.

Appendix 2. Spelling Confusing Words.

Appendix 3. Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.

Acknowledgments.

Index.