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This text presents a systematic way of approaching college textbook material that is designed to make students more efficient in their reading and studying. It reinforces the essential skills of identifying the topic, main idea and supporting details, and also provides strategies for important skills, ranging from predicting and questioning actively as you read, to selecting, organizing and rehearsing textbook material for a test. The book provides 27 full-length selection from both textbooks and popular sources, and two complete textbook chapters for practice and application of reading skills and study techniques. Each chapter concludes with review cards to reinforce the understanding of important concepts.