Making the grade in college is tough, but with the right preparation, you can excel. Basic Skills for College will help you develop critical skills in grammar, reading, writing, and math. In addition, practice tests in each of these subjects allow students to measure individual abilities and rates of learning success. Whether you're in college now, or getting ready to go, this guide provides rigorous academic practice that helps students succeed. This easy-to-use guide helps you:

• Read effectively: Understand what you read the very first time, identify the main idea and its supporting facts and details, interpret visual information, recognize vocabulary in context
• Eliminate writer's block: Decide on a topic, write with clarity and purpose, revise and edit with skill and knowledge, correct mechanical errors that interfere with understanding
• Practice math skills: Calculate common arithmetic problems, practice algebraic equations, analyze geometry problems

Enter the world of higher education with confidence!