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LEARNINGEXPRESS THE BASICS MADE EASY . . . IN 20 MINUTES A DAY! A New Approach to “Mastering The Basics.” An innovative 20-step self-study program helps you learn at your own pace and make visible progress in just 20 minutes a day. GRAMMAR ESSENTIALS HOW TO STUDY IMPROVE YOUR WRITING FOR WORK MATH ESSENTIALS PRACTICAL SPELLING PRACTICAL VOCABULARY READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE THE SECRETS OF TAKING ANY TEST Become a Better Student–Quickly Become a More Marketable Employee–Fast Get a Better Job–Now This is trial version www.adultpdf.com This is trial version www.adultpdf.com READ BETTER, REMEMBER MORE Second Edition Elizabeth Chesla ® NEW YORK This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Copyright © 2000 Learning Express, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chesla, Elizabeth L. Read better, remember more / Elizabeth Chesla. — 2nd ed. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: How to read and remember more in 20 minutes a day. 1st ed. ©1997. ISBN 1-57685-336-5 (pbk.) 1. Reading comprehension 2. Reading (Adult education) I. Chesla, Elizabeth L. How to read and remember more in 20 minutes a day II. Title. LB1050.45.C443 2000 428.4`3—dc21 00-058787 Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Second Edition For Further Information For information on LearningExpress, other LearningExpress products, or bulk sales, please call or write to us at: LearningExpress® 900 Broadway Suite 604 New York, NY 10003 Visit LearningExpress on the World Wide Web at www.LearnX.com This is trial version www.adultpdf.com CONTENTS Introduction: How to Use This Book vii Pre-Test 1 Section 1: Setting Yourself Up for Reading Success 11 1 Pre-Reading Strategies 13 2 Getting the Facts 21 3 Using the Dictionary 29 4 Determining Meaning from Context 41 5 Putting It All Together 49 Section 2: Getting—and Remembering—the Gist of It 55 6 Finding the Main Idea 57 7 Finding the Supporting Ideas 67 8 Highlighting, Underlining, and Glossing 79 9 Taking Notes and Outlining 91 10 Putting It All Together 99 Section 3: Improving Your Reading IQ 107 11 Recognizing Organizational Strategies 109 12 Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 123 13 Recording Your Questions and Reactions 131 14 Visualizing to Remember 141 15 Putting It All Together 153 Section 4: Reader, Detective, Writer 161 16 Word Choice and Point of View 163 17 Determining Tone 175 18 Finding an Implied Main Idea 183 19 Putting It in Your Own Words 191 20 Putting It All Together 201 Post-Test 209 Appendix A: Additional Resources 219 Appendix B: CommonPrefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots 225 Index 239 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com ... - tailieumienphi.vn