Making Connections Reading and Understanding College Textbooks

Divided into three parts, this developmental reading text teaches the basic skills necessary to effectively read and assimilate information from college-level textbooks. Part One teaches basic reading skills and provides practice exercises from college-level textbooks. Part Two provides information and practice applying the reading skills acquired in Part One to actual textbook chapter readings covering four disciplines. Part Three provides further practice with articles on such skills as summary writing and taking notes for research purposes.