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Efficient & Flexible Reading, 7/e

BASIC APPROACH

(Note: This textbook was published by our college division for use by students at post-secondary institutions whose reading skills are below the level needed to succeed in college. Please review this text carefully to ensure appropriateness of content for your students.)

Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to vary their approach to written texts based on the material and their purpose for reading.

In addition to instruction in literal and critical comprehension skills, vocabulary, and study skills, Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to identify text structures and thought patterns for more efficient learning. Emphasizing reading as an active thinking process, the text presents systems for monitoring concentration, comprehension, and recall, encouraging students to assess the reading assignment and to select the appropriate strategy to suit the situation. The Seventh Edition expands coverage of the most crucial skills in both basic reading comprehension and higher-level critical reading: main ideas, patterns of organization, transitions, and critical analysis.

FEATURES

• Provides comprehensive coverage of all the traditional topics sought by instructors: main idea, supporting details, vocabulary, patterns of organization, inference, tone, and retention.
• Encourages students to read actively and critically, to approach reading as a thinking process, and to analyze their reading and learning strategies (metacognition).
• Helps students increase their reading rate and develop reading flexibility—adjusting reading strategy and rate to suit the type, complexity, and familiarity of their reading material.
• Emphasizes discovering and working with one's personal learning style.
• "Reading Is for Everyone," motivates students to become more interested in reading by featuring non-fiction books that demonstrate the wide variety of subject matter available for people who have very different interests.
• "Evaluating Internet Sources" guides students in selecting reliable, trustworthy sources of information. Students learn how to evaluate the purpose, content, accuracy, and structure of a Web Site.
• "Checking Your Vocabulary" exercises at the end of each reading selection emphasize importance of vocabulary and integrate vocabulary instruction into each reading selection.

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