Chapters 1 through 16 of this book offer information on how to increase reading efficiency, particulary for study material and textbooks. Chapters 17 through 24 deal with the evaluative reading skills. Individual chapters deal with skillful reading, planning an hourly schedule, reading speed, fixations in reading, skimming, concentration, comprehension, mnemonic devices, checking on changed reading habits, typographical aids and word signals, vocabulary enrichment, taking notes, summarizing, library usage, time for reading, vocabulary in context, critical and creative reading, the why and how of analyzing, standards of judgment, reading good literature, reading poetry, reading aloud, recall, and choosing reading material. Comprehension checks, a graph of progress in rate and comprehension, and a time rate table are also included. (WR)