Why is this book still so needed, not only by students but by their parents who want so badly for them to do well? No gimmicky speed-reading method, Improve Your Reading presents a practical way to increase what an individual learns from texts, notes, and resources. It's not how much or how fast one can read that matters, but how much one can understand and remember. Whether reading texts or their own notes, the reader will learn effective reading comprehension skills required for success in high school, college, and throughout life.

This book is written to guide student and novice researchers through their critical reading of a research paper in the field of second language learning.My aim is to help these readers relate the basic knowledge they acquire during introductory courses on investigation in applied linguistics to their own independent reading of research papers. They will be shown ways of approaching the appraisalof the abstract and the introductory section of the study, both of which set the stage by describing the rationale as well as the objective of the work. Similarly, the reader will be given ideas about how to assess the method and procedures section so that he or she can decide, for example, whether the research design was appropriate, and what precautions were taken to guard against threats of validity to the findings.

This book features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles, with navigation features to lead you through a rich journey of some of the best literature to grace our shelves.
The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide seeks to answer two main questions: ‘Which book should I read?’ and ‘Which book should I read next?’
The bulk of the text consists of articles on more than 400 authors, describing the kind of books they wrote, listing titles and suggesting books (by the same authors and by others) which might make interesting follow-ups.
Scattered through this guide are over a hundred Read on a Theme menus of suggested reading. These are straightforward lists of between six and twelve books of a similar kind, from Adolescence to The Wilderness. There are also eleven double-page features, Startpoints, each of which covers a particular category of reading, with a large number of suggestions and follow-ups. In  alphabetical sequence, they are: Autobiography, Biography, Crime, Historical Novels, History, Letters and Diaries, Poetry, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Science for Everyone, Thrillers and Travel. At random points you will also find Literary Trivia lists, ranging from Five Authors Who Were Jailbirds to Ten Fictional Places. These have no particular connection to the entries and are intended solely as (hopefully) entertaining interludes.
The book concludes with several lists of winners of major literary prizes, including the Man Booker and the Pulitzer.

A professional team of educators, reading specialists, and content developers created the SandCastle™ series to support young readers as they develop reading skills and strategies and increase their general knowledge.

A handbook of easy school-wide one-day events that provide reading celebrations for elementary and middle school age students. The ideas are designed to be used for National Library Week, Read Across America Day, Reading Is Fundamental, and other local reading celebrations and events. They are also applicable for just day-by-day reading promotions in libraries. The programs are presented in depth with ideas, bibliographies, original skits, etc. Events are applicable for use in public and school library settings.