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Effective Reader, The, Updated Edition (with Study Card for Vocabulary)

by: Henry, D.J.

ISBN: 9780321469632 | 0321469631

Format: Package
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2005

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The second in a three book series, The Effective Reader, Updated Edition offers students step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources.The Updated Edition now offers more extensive coverage of key concepts such as main ideas, supporting details, thought patterns, bias, argument, and the reading process. In response to instructors overwhelming request to address reading process first, "A Reading System for Effective Readers" is now chapter one. Eac... MORE

Preface. Introduction. I. BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE READER. 1. A Reading System for Effective Readers. Prior Knowledge The Reading Process Before Reading: Survey and Question *Get Ready to Read During Reading: Read and Recite After Reading: Review. *Stop and Think. Textbook Skills: Asking Questions and Reciting Answers Before, During, and After Reading. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. Mastery Tests. 2. Vocabulary Skills. *Get Ready to Read About Vocabulary Skills. Words Are Building Blocks. Context Clues: A SAGE Approach. Synonyms. Anto... MOREnyms. General Context. Examples. Textbook Skills: Using a Glossary. Word Parts. Roots. Prefixes. Suffixes. Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary . Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 3. Stated Main Ideas. *Get Ready to Read About Stated Main Ideas. The Traits of a Main Idea Identifying the Topic of a Paragraph. Identifying a Topic Sentence. The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences. Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph. Topic Sentence Within a Paragraph. Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph. Topic Sentence at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph. The Central Idea and the Thesis Statement. Textbook Skills: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbooks. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 4. Supporting Details. *Get Ready to Read About Supporting Details. Questions for Locating Supporting Details. Major and Minor Details. Creating a Summary from Annotations. Textbook Skills: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 5. Outlines and Concept Maps. *Get Ready to Read About Outlines and Concept Maps. Outlines. Concept Maps Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 6. Transitions and Thought Patterns. *Get Ready to Read About Transitions and Thought Patterns. Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence. Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences. The Time Order Pattern. The Space Order Pattern. The Listing Pattern. The Classification Pattern. Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Step and Think. Mastery Tests. 7. More Thought Patterns. *Get Ready to Read About More Thought Patterns. The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern. Comparison Contrast . Comparison and Contrast . The Cause-and-Effect Pattern. The Generalization-and-Example Pattern. The Definition Pattern. Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns and Textbooks. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 8. Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas. *Get Ready to Read About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas. What Is an Implied Main Idea'. Using S

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