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Breaking Through provides instruction and practice on the reading and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning. Actual college textbook materials offer immediate application. In the new, 6th edition, students also apply academic skills to eleven everyday reading demands such as reading newspapers, magazines, advertisements, reference materials, fiction and nonfiction, workplace mail, and the Internet.

Detailed Contents

v

Preface

xv

Student Success

1

(28)

Stages of Reading

29

(38)

Vocabulary

67

(34)

Main Idea

101

(50)

Supporting Details and organizational Patterns

151

(60)

Textbook Learning

211

(48)

Test-Taking Strategies

259

(28)

Efficient Reading

287

(28)

Analytical Reading

315

(44)

Inference

359

(36)

Critical Heading

395

(52)

Independent Textbook Assignments

447

(16)

Appendix 1 Pronunciation Review

463

(7)

Appendix 2 Spelling Confusion Words

470

(1)

Appendix 3 Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes

471

(4)

Appendix 4 ESL: Making Sense of Figurative Language and Idioms

475

(8)

Appendix 5 Weekly Vocabulary Lessons

483

(29)

Glossary

512

(5)

Acknowledgments

517

(3)

Index

520

(4)

Progress Record for Reading Selections

524

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Breaking Through: College Reading

Breaking Through: College Reading

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