Improve Your Reading (Paperback)

by Ronald W. Fry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
…helpful for students of all ages from high school up.

Here is the key to any child’s academic success.

Here is the key to any child’s academic success.

Here is the key to any child’s academic success. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
No gimmicky speed-reading method, Improve Your Reading presents a practical way to increase what you learn from texts, notes, and resources. It's not how much or how fast you can read that matters, but how much you understand and remember. Whether reading texts or your own notes, you'll learn effective reading comprehension skills required for success in high school, college, and throughout life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Career Press; 4th edition (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564144585
• ISBN-13: 978-1564144584
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,049,449 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short and useful, January 4, 2002

By	Michael C. Hedrick (Annandale, VA United States) - See all my reviews

I'm out of school now, but I wish I'd read this before college. A short and useful text on how to read and study, Fry's book provides some practical advice on smarter reading strategies. Mostly it involves knowing how to read different types of text, going into an assignment with a purpose in mind, and previewing, reviewing, and summarizing strategies. It does not teach speed reading, but effective reading. The poor student can benefit more from the book than the good one, but even good students will pick up a few tips. Flaws include hawking his other books (though not too much), and an unnecessary chapter on ADD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 8, 2001

By	Ned (Zimmerman, MN USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book and I love it. I read many different books on how to read/study...however, no one gave specifics about how to handle a chapter in the book (paragraph by paragraph). If you want to "comprehend" a chapter or paragraph in a book, follow this author technique...I am sure you will then know "how/why" of the subject matter.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right Tone and The Right Touch in Teaching Todays Student, July 24, 1998

By	Gloria E. Salavarria ([e-mail]) (Middlebury, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Improve Your Reading (Ron Fry's How to Study Program) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful update of the William H. Armstrong Study is Hard Work classic. It does not preach but reaches those who need it the most--the marginal or poor student. For those who are good students, it reaffirms that they are on the right track and may even add a point or two worth considering. Overall, I recommend this book because it speaks to today's youth in a manner that is encouraging, not condescending.