Chapter OneLearn to Vary Your Reading Speed Whenever You CanIdentify the Level of Difficulty of a Reading AssignmentSome Ways for Increasing Reading SpeedEfficient Reading: Five StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesChapter TwoIncrease Your Reading VocabularyMotivations to Increase Your VocabularyThe Basics of Vocabulary ImprovementIncreasing Reading Vocabulary: Four StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesChapter ThreeRecognize the Organization of IdeasSome Common Formats Some Common Organizational PatternsMake the Organization Visible on Maps or OutlinesRecognize Format and Organization: Four StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesChapter FourUnderstand Main Ideas and DetailsReading and Understanding SentencesHow Authors Connect Sentences and Related IdeasReading and Understanding ParagraphsUnderstanding the Main Ideas: Five StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesChapter FiveUnderstand the Context, Purpose, Point of View A Shift of Focus How to Recognize ArgumentSome Ways to Predict Controversy and ArgumentUnderstanding Context, Purpose, Point of View Five StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the Strategies Chapter SixMake Inferences and Analyze Values and Befiefs Authors Expect You to Supply Both LiteralMeaning and Inferential MeaningMake Inferences That Change the Literal MeaningInfer the Author's Values and BeliefsMaking Inferences and Analyzing Assumptions:Five StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesChapter SevenOrganize a Study Reading Process, and Take ExamsWhat Will You Study for Exams?How Will You Study for Exams?Getting Organized And Taking Exams: Four StrategiesReading PracticeReview and Evaluate the StrategiesAnswer Key for Exam on the SelectionGlossaryBibliography