The site is organized into eighteen topics that correspond to the material in both textbooks. For each topic you’ll find a summary, a multiple-choice quiz, and Internet exercises.

Topic Summary sections provide a quick overview.

Topic Quizzes help you put new reading skills into practice with self-scoring multiple-choice tests.

Internet Exercises encourage you to further your understanding of each topic as you explore the Internet.

To start using the resources of the Companion Website, select a chapter from the pull-down menu above.

• Topic 1/Setting Goals and Managing Your
• Topic 2/Learning Styles and Learning . . .
• Topic 3/Understanding How Learning and . . .
• Topic 4/Taking Notes in Class
• Topic 5/Active Reading Strategies
• Topic 6/Understanding Paragraphs
• Topic 7/Following Thought Patterns
• Topic 8/Reading Graphics and Technical . . .
• Topic 9/Reading and Evaluating . . .
• Topic 10/Critical Thinking and Reading
• Topic 11/Expanding Your Vocabulary
• Topic 12/Using Context and Word Parts
• Topic 13/Textbook Highlighting and . . .
• Topic 14/Methods of Organizing . . .
• Topic 15/Study and Review Strategies
• Topic 16/Preparing for Exams
• Topic 17/Taking Exams
• Topic 18/Improving Your Reading Rate . . .