This is a step-by-step guide to teaching essential skills in grades 4-12. it contains ready-to-use lesson plans to help students learn to skim materials quickly; write summaries of texts, films, lectures; take notes in social studies, English, and other subjects; develop outlines of content area information; and master study skills they will apply to all subjects. Students learn to make better use of study time, pick out key points, combine and integrate...