Reading Smart

by The Princeton Review

SIMPLE STRATEGIES CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER READER.

Being “good at reading” isn’t just about speed—it’s about being able to read through info, quickly sort out what’s important, and draw useful connections. That’s why we at The Princeton Review created  Reading Smart , a book designed to help people who have a hard time keeping up with assignments, understanding novels, or even absorbing news articles.  Reading Smart  will give you the skills and strategies you need to read efficiently and build your confidence as both a reader and thinker.

Within  Reading Smart , you'll

TECHNIQUES THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
• Straightforward advice for boosting reading comprehension
• Specific techniques and step-by-step approaches to all types of texts, from newspapers to novels to test passages
• Tips for pacing yourself to get the most out of what you read
• Comprehensive guidance on how to extract important information from passages, whether it’s big-picture concepts or key details

PRACTICE YOUR WAY TO EXCELLENCE.
• Reading comprehension drills and exercises in every chapter to help improve your scores on standardized and classroom tests
• Sample passages to help you get comfortable with different kinds of texts
• Bonus online drills to help reinforce the reading skills and strategies covered in the book

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

Published September 13, 2016

About the author

The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring, test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981. and since that time has worked with over 400 million students.

Reviews

[Chloe W · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book can help you improve your reading skills, but like the author said: we teach you how to drive, and you need to practice your skills.
Put time and energy in it.

While you are reading this book, it not only teach you how to become a better reader , but also teach you how to become a thinker.

[lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading smart teaches various reading techniques in a way that is easy to understand and accessible to a wide audience. Many practice exercises are provided, and the author makes a point to emphasize the importance of practicing continually outside of this guide. Purpose is more towards building baseline skills rather than serving as a review for those with these skills already mastered. So, while this book can be a resource for those wanting to improve their reading in general, it will be more helpful to those who do not have as much experience reading and reading consistently. It will also be a resource to those who want to update their reading techniques, as well as those wanting to improve their standardized testing skills.

[Logan Borges · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good advice to be found here, but the quizzes are frequently inconsistent, even wrong, about the answers. Also, the author stresses smart reading, not fast reading, but by the end the author is arguing for fast reading (cutting corners) as if it’s smart reading. Take note of the advice this book offers, but watch out for consistency!

[Raine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gives you lots of information in the best way to read. Especially good for those weighing to to some heavy reading courses at University.