Self-instructional Guide #2–Complete Program

Thirty-two Lessons–the Complete Program for Learning Academic Reading Strategies

Learn the basic and the advanced academic reading strategies for becoming an expert academic reader. The lessons include the essential strategies and advanced critical and creative reading strategies, research reading, exam reading, disciplinary reading, 10 speeding-up drills, and everything else in the handbook to help you read the hardest texts you need and want to read.  

• Obtain several academic texts you need to read and learn from–informational texts,  journal articles, manuals, whatever you are assigned to read for your classes.
• Purchase these materials:
  • The handbook Learn More & Read Faster: A Handbook of Advanced Reading Strategies for College Success, 4th ed. Click here for ordering information.
  • A pacing device: Either one of the following two pacing tools work well to help you increase your reading speed. They both accomplish the same thing. Choose ONE of these:
    • The Increase App: available for your smart phone at https://increaseapp.com. For questions, e-mail: support@increaseapp.com; cost: approximately $9.99.            OR
    • The ReadMate: a handheld device about the size of a small cassette player is not longer being produced, but you might be able to find a used one on the internet, eBay, etc. Click here to see a photo of it.
  • The pocketbook to use as a reminder after learning the strategies: A Brief Guide to Academic Reading for College Reading, 3rd Edition. Click here for ordering information.
• Download the free guides of the complete program:
  • The Self-Instructional Guide: Thirty-two Lessons–the Complete Program, Part 1–“Establishing a Foundation for Reading Academic Texts” (nine lessons)
  • The Self-Instructional Guide: Thirty-two Lessons–the Complete Program, Part 2–“Expanding Your Essential Tools for Reading Academic Texts for Learning Academic Reading Strategies”
  • The Self-Instructional Guide: “Thirty-two Lessons–the Complete Program, Part 3–Improving Critical and Creative Thinking when Reading Academic Texts”
  • The Self-Instructional Guide: “Thirty-two Lessons–the Complete Program, Part 4–Applying Strategies to Demanding Situations”