Note: Chapters 1-8 conclude with a Chapter Summary and an Extended Application. I. Handbook for Reading and Study Strategies 1. Preparing for Academic Success Assessing Your Academic Self-Esteem Taking Control of Your Learning Taking Control of Your Comprehension Preparing Yourself to Read Staying Mentally Active while You Read Taking Ownership of Ideas in Texts Assessing Your Learning Using Outside Sources ... Read moreto Gain Background Knowledge Preparing for Tests 2. Understanding the Vocabulary in Academic Texts How Will Context Help You Read Academic Text? What Is the Process for Using Context Clues? What Are the Most Useful Types of Context Clues? Intelligent Use of the Dictionary Word Structure: A Clue to Word Meaning 3. Strategies for Recognizing and Remembering Subtopics and Main Ideas What Is the Topic of a Reading Selection? How Can Knowledge of the Topic Help Readers Comprehend? Recognizing Topics and Subtopics Just What Is the Main Idea? 4. Understanding Details Why Are Details Needed? Understanding Types of Details Details as Answers to Questions Major and Minor Details 5. Patterns of Organization in Academic Texts Reviewing What You Already Know How Can Patterns Be Identified? Relationships between Main Ideas, Details, and Patterns Recognizing Patterns of Organization Using Patterns to Help You Remember 6. Strategies for Critical Reading and Thinking What Is Critical Reading? Distinguishing Statements of Fact from Statements of Opinion Evidence for Statements of Opinion Additional Criteria for Judging Facts and Opinions Recognizing Point of View Reading to Make Inferences Inferences in Everyday Life Finding Support for Your Inferences Identifying Author's Style, Mood, and Tone Drawing Conclusions from Your Reading 7. Strategies for Reading Visual Aids in Texts What Are Visual Aids? What Are the Various Types of Visual Aids? How Do Visual Aids Facilitate Comprehension? What Are Effective Strategies for Reading Visual Aids? Previewing Visual Aids Noting Details Connecting Visual Aids to Text Making Inferences from Visual Aids Drawing Conclusions from Visual Aids 8. Strategies for Active Listening and Note Taking Becoming a Good Listener Indicators of Positive Listening Effective Note Taking from Books and Lectures A Process for Effective Note Taking Identifying Usable Notes Note-Taking Basics Note-Taking Systems Using Your Notes Effectively Preparing Graphics from Lectures and Texts Underlining and Marking Textbooks 9. Assessing Your New Knowledge II. Integrated Practice for Reading and Learning Cross-Reference to Handbook for Reading and Study Strategies 10. Readings in the Social Sciences Guidelines for Reading the Social Sciences Selection 1: Why We Need Miss America Preview Jill Neimark, Why We Need Miss America Postreading Comprehension Development Selection 2: Wild in the Streets Preview Barbara Kantrowitz, Wild in the Streets Postreading Comprehension Development Selection 3: Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture Preview Robert Levine with Ellen Wolff, Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture Postreading Comprehension Development 11. Readings in Business and Business Technology Guidelines for Reading Business and Business Technology Selection 4: Small Business: A Profile Preview William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, and Jack R. Kapoor, Small Business: A Profile Postreading Comprehension Development Selection 5: Old MacDonald Has a Web Site Preview Darnell Little, Old MacDonald Has a Web Site Postreading Comprehension and Development 12. Readings in Health Science and the Helping Professions Guidelines for Reading Health Science and the Helping Professions Selection 6: Central Themes of Social Work Preview Armando T. Morales and Bradford W. Sheafor, Central Themes of Social Work Postreading Comprehension and Development Selection 7: X-Rays: Their Discovery and Development Preview Stewart C. Bushong, X-Rays: Their Discovery and Development Postreading Comprehension and Development Selection 8: Will More Guns Mean Less Crime? Preview John R. Lott, Jr., Will More Guns Mean Less Crime? Postreading Comprehension and Development 13. Reading in the Arts Guidelines for Readings in the Arts Selection 9: Latin Music Pops Preview Christopher Farley, with David E. Thigpen and Autumn de Leon, Latin Music Pops Postreading Comprehension and Development Selection 10: Auditions Preview Louis E. Catron, Auditions Postreading Comprehension and Development 14. Readings about Contemporary Society Guidelines for Readings about Contemporary Society Selection 11: Y Not Love? Preview Helene Stapinski, Y Not Love? Postreading Comprehension and Development Selection 12: Pumped Up Preview Joannie M. Schrof, Pumped Up Postreading Comprehension and Development Selection 13: The Sexual Blur Ted Gideonse, The Sexual Blur Preview Postreading Comprehension and Development Appendix: Readability Levels for Selections Show Less