All textbooks can be challenging for someone; after all, not every student thinks the same and not every student comprehends the same. Learn how to effectively Read and Raid your textbook, with evidence-based methods taught by author & professor, Kevin Patton, Ph.D.
From highlighting to "chunking," this presentation offers every student methods for more successful reading. (Examples given are for anatomy & physiology, but the shortcuts can be applied to nearly any college textbook.)
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