ABSTRACT
The mark of a successful college student is the mastery of knowing not only what to study but also how to study it. The successful student is a discriminating decisionmaker, an expert who has cultivated a repertoire of fi ne-tuned study-reading strategies, seamless and transparent, the result of much practice and effort. The result of using study-reading strategies effectively is a deep rather than surface understanding of what is read, a fuller understanding of both text and discipline content, and the ability to create critical connections both in and outside of the text. So, what does work? What can we learn from research about strategic study-reading and the cultivation of good study practices? How can college instructors promote a learning environment in which students employ strategic study-reading? Likewise, how can developmental college readers utilize strategic and successful study practices?
