Description Foreword: Reading, the True Way to Study Part 1: The Study-Smart Reading Method for Beginning Readers 1. Why Do 90% of Elementary School Top Students Fall Behind? Even a well-built tower can crumble / Why do grades drop as soon as students reach middle school? / Textbooks are too difficult / The problem with "listening-based" studying How to Assess Your Child's Reading Ability Basic reading method for upper-elementary students to prevent grade decline in middle school 2. Language Ability Determines Academic Performance One day, grades suddenly improve / Does a weak foundation really mean falling behind? / What smart students have in common / The easiest way to build a study-smart brain What Is Language Ability? Basic reading method for middle schoolers to develop age-appropriate language skills 3. How Storybooks Improve Grades The key to reading education is "fun," not "knowledge" / Even one book every two weeks is enough / The correlation between storybooks and college entrance exam scores / Can storybooks even improve math scores? / "My child loves reading but still struggles academically" How to Choose Fun Books Middle school copying-reading method to quickly boost language ability 4. What If My Child Dislikes Storybooks Too? Is it really a lack of vocabulary that prevents reading? / Children who can't read storybooks can't understand textbooks either / How to diagnose reading ability in lower-elementary students / The answer lies in "one-third reading" Checklist for Your Child's Reading Habits Lower-elementary reading method to overcome poor reading ability 5. Finding a Breakthrough for Upper-Elementary and Teen Non-Readers Children who get lost within books / The secret to escaping last place in class within four months / The power of repeated reading / Motivating through language ability assessments How to Use Step-by-Step Language Ability Assessments Reading method for upper-elementary and teen students to overcome poor reading ability 6. The First Step Toward Becoming a Reading-Oriented Talent The kind of talent advanced education systems dream of / Finland, where early education is illegal / Is my child's brain okay? / Fifteen minutes of understanding another's heart The Effects of Early Education on the Brain Infant and toddler reading method to build familiarity with books 7. What's Blocking Your Child's Path to Independent Reading? The most common failure in reading guidance / Book sets that feel like homework, comic-style study books that kill curiosity / Independent reading stage 1: Reading many easy books / Why is speed-reading harmful? / Independent reading stage 2: Choosing books independently / What is the worst enemy of independent reading? ■ Table of Contents The Enemies of Independent Reading Reading method for 1st and 2nd graders to succeed at independent reading 8. How to Stay Steady Amid Ever-Changing College Admission Policies A first-year high schooler who wants to run from studying / Three types of students whose grades decline / Why don't school grades and exam scores align? / The truth about the comprehensive school record admissions system / The most effective way to succeed in college admissions How Reading Affects the Current Admissions System High school training method to boost college entrance exam scores Part 2: The Study-Smart Reading Method for Skilled Readers 1. Knowledge Is Not Memorized, but Understood The ability to ask "why?" about everything / From A Dog of Flanders to Cosmos / Avid readers of nonfiction cannot be forced How to Use Internet Encyclopedias to Internalize Knowledge Basic nonfiction reading method for teens using internet encyclopedias 2. The Path to Nonfiction Reading Is Closer Than You Think Where did all that curiosity go? / Thank you for reading selectively / "You want a middle schooler to read picture books?" / Underlining is essential when reading nonfiction How to Read Nonfiction Books Intensive nonfiction reading method for teens to reach top grades with just one book every three months 3. How to Rapidly Improve Language Ability A few tips to avoid side effects Slow reading: Examine thoroughly and question endlessly Slow reading training method — one book per year Repeated reading: The reading method of great figures Repeated reading method — reading one book three times over two weeks Copying by hand: The hand reads more deeply than the eye Intensive copying-reading method — copying one book by hand per year Summary