Overview
For courses in Develomental Reading. College Reading and Study Skills approaches reading and studying as inseparable skills, crucial to success in college and beyond. It teaches reading, critical thinking, and study skills while demonstrating their interdependency. Students are encouraged to approach reading and study skills as methods of selecting, processing, and organizing the information to be learned. The text also covers time management, analysis of learning style, note-taking strategies, improving vocabulary, and strengthening critical comprehension—all elements crucial to student success. Also available with MyReadingLab™ MyReadingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to complement this text by engaging students and improving results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them develop their reading skills — ultimately promoting transference of those skills to college-level work. Full-length readings and assignments from the text are available in the etext version of MyReadingLab, strengthening the connection between the classroom and work done outside of class. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyReadingLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyReadingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyReadingLab, search for: 013407520X / 9780134075204 College Reading and Study Skills Plus MyReadingLab with Pearson eText–Access Card Package, 13/e Package consists of: 0133995135 / 9780133995138 MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Glue in Access Card 0133995143 / 9780133995145 MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Inside Star Sticker 0134111702 / 9780134111704 College Reading and Study Skills
Full Product Details
Author: Kathleen McWhorter ,
Brette Sember
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Pearson
Edition: 13th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 27.20cm
Weight: 0.853kg
ISBN: 9780134111704
ISBN 10: 0134111702
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 07 January 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780134996295
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Kathleen T. McWhorter is the author of more than a dozen textbooks designed to help students succeed in college. Born in a rural farm community in Upstate New York, she went on to receive her Ed.D. from SUNY Buffalo. For 34 years she taught at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, NY, where she is professor emerita of humanities. Through her textbooks, Dr. McWhorter has helped an estimated 500,000 students improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.
