Efficient and Flexible Reading teaches students how to be self-
aware, active readers and adapt key reading skills and
strategies to whatever college text they encounter. Table of
Contents Part 1 Developing a Basis for Reading and Learning
CHAPTER 1 Developing Your Efficiency and Flexibility CHAPTER 2
Active Reading and Learning CHAPTER 3 Strengthening Your Word
Power Part 2 Improving Your Comprehension CHAPTER 4 Main Ideas
and Paragraph Structure CHAPTER 5 Patterns: Relationships Among
Ideas CHAPTER 6 Reading Textbooks, Essays, Articles, and
Technical Material Part 3 Reading and Learning From College
Texts CHAPTER 7 Techniques for Learning Textbook Material
CHAPTER 8 Learning and Retention Strategies CHAPTER 9 Reading
and Evaluating Visuals Part 4 Reading Critically CHAPTER 10
Critical Analysis and Evaluating Online Sources CHAPTER 11
Evaluating Arguments and Persuasive Writing Part 5 Increasing
Your Rate and Flexibility CHAPTER 12 Skimming and Scanning
CHAPTER 13 Techniques for Reading Faster Part 6 Applicat