Reading across the disciplines: college reading and beyond

Ten success strategies for learning and studying academic disciplines

pt. I. A handbook for reading and thinking in college

1. Active reading and thinking strategies

2. Vocabulary building

3. Thesis, main ideas, supporting details, and transitions

4. Organizational patterns

5. Textbook learning strategies

6. Making inferences

7. Critical reading

8. Reading and thinking visually

Reading and analyzing photographs

Reading graphics

Tables

Graphs

Charts

Diagrams

Maps and time lines

Infographics : combines photos, charts, and diagrams

Cartoons

pt. II. Readings for academic disciplines

Introduction : reading across the disciplines

9. Social Sciences

10. Communication/Speech

11. Arts/Humanities/Literature

12. Political Science/Government/History

13. Business/Advertising/Economics

14. Technology in academic disciplines

15. Health-related fields

16. Life Sciences

17. Physical Sciences/Mathematics

18. Career fields

pt. III. Classroom simulation : textbook reading and writing

Lecture

Reading the assignment

Taking quizzes

Taking the exam.