Synopses & Reviews
Discover a practical solution to your reading frustrations, with IMPROVE YOUR READING. Written by bestselling author and education advocate Ron Fry, this book avoids gimmicks and tricks in favor of proven strategies that will help you better retain and comprehend what you've read in any textbook, in any course, at any academic level. Endlessly adaptable to each student's individual learning needs, the text focuses on fundamental skills you can carry beyond the classroom.
About the Author
Ron Fry is a nationally known proponent for the improvement of public education and an advocate for parents and students playing an active role in strengthening personal education programs. In addition to being the author of the best selling How to Study series, which has sold over two million copies to date, Fry has written more than 30 different books with the intention of providing resources to assist in education reform to realize his ultimate goal of achieving optimum student success.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Read On! 1. The Basis of All Study Skills. 2. Reading with Purpose. 3. Finding the Main Idea. 4. Gathering the Facts. 5. The Challenge of Technical Texts. 6. Becoming a Critical Reader. 7. Reading the Literature. 8. Focusing Your Mind. 9. Retaining the Information. 10. Let's Read Up on ADD. 11. Build Your Own Library. 12. Reading: A Lifelong Activity. Index.