Reading Power [antikvár]

To the Readerkdt-Jb >/This is a bool< about learning. In it you will read of howpeople learned about the past,-we have learned about the world of nature, men and women made medical discoveries that saved lives. dsYou will read of how men learned to make the world a better place to live in, and of how much more we still must leaxn about this world and about other worlds in space.As you read about how others have learned, you will also be studying how to learn yourself. You will leam how to read better and how to study. You will learn how to remember ideas and facts that are important. You will learn how to think clearly about what you read.This book is divided into eight units. Each unit begins with Skills Lessons, which will show you ways to read and study. You can use these skills when you read the articles that follow.Many of the articles are üke books you read for history, science, mathematics, and other school subjects. In fact, your big purpose for using this book is to learn how to read and study better in all the other books you use in school.Each unit in this book has a section called "Textbook Study." In some ways, reading a textbook is like reading anything else. But in other ways, reading a textbook is a little different. You study a textbook to learn how to do something, or to understand new ideas and remember important information. In the sections called "Textbook Study," you will leam ways to get the most out of your textbooks.