Making Reading Relevant
ISBN: 9780205697373 | 0205697372
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/3/2010
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This brief, low-priced reading primer covers the major reading skills necessary for success while providing meaningful strategies and practice for reading "real" materials: newspapers, magazines, novels, textbook chapters, and the internet.
| Preface | p. viii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xii |
| Vocabulary Strategies | p. 1 |
| Vocabulary Strategies Overview | p. 3 |
| Context Clues | p. 3 |
| Definition | p. 4 |
| Example | p. 5 |
| Contrast | p. 6 |
| Inference | p. 7 |
| Word Analysis | p. 10 |
| Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes | p. 11 |
| Latin and Greek | ... MORE |
| Denotation and Connotation | p. 21 |
| Quick Connections | p. 24 |
| Basic Comprehension Strategies | p. 25 |
| Comprehension Strategies Overview | p. 27 |
| Identifying Topics | p. 27 |
| Identifying Main Ideas | p. 30 |
| Identifying Details | p. 35 |
| Improving Comprehension | p. 38 |
| Quick Connections | p. 41 |
| Textbook Strategies | p. 42 |
| Textbook Strategies Overview | p. 44 |
| Identifying and Using Textbook Organizational Aids | p. 44 |
| Textbook Reading Methods | p. 47 |
| SQ3R | p. 48 |
| 4C | p. 53 |
| Triple Highlighting | p. 58 |
| Reading Graphs, Charts, and Tables | p. 61 |
| Taking Notes While Reading | p. 65 |
| Cornell Notes | p. 65 |
| Annotation | p. 67 |
| Highlightingl | p. 67 |
| "Sticky" Notes | p. 68 |
| One-Sentence Summaries | p. 68 |
| Skimming and Scanning | p. 68 |
| Textbook Excerpt for Practice | p. 71 |
| Quick Connections | p. 75 |
| Critical Reading Strategies | p. 76 |
| Critical Reading Strategies Overview | p. 78 |
| Predicting, Making Inferences, and Drawing Conclusions | p. 78 |
| Predicting | p. 78 |
| Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions | p. 82 |
| Critical Reading Strategies Overview | p. 88 |
| Analyzing and Synthesizing | p. 88 |
| Identifying the Writer's Purpose | p. 88 |
| Fact and Opinion | p. 89 |
| Judging Validity | p. 91 |
| Identifying Author Attitude, Bias, Tone, and Assumptions | p. 95 |
| Quick Connections | p. 99 |
| Figurative Language Strategies | p. 100 |
| Figurative Language Strategies Overview | p. 102 |
| Metaphor and Simile | p. 102 |
| Personification | p. 108 |
| Hyperbole | p. 110 |
| Quick Connections | p. 113 |
| Patterns of Organization Strategies | p. 114 |
| Patterns of Organization Strategies Overview | p. 117 |
| Narration | p. 120 |
| Description | p. 122 |
| Process Analysis | p. 124 |
| Classification | p. 128 |
| Comparison/Contrast | p. 133 |
| Definition | p. 135 |
| Quick Connections | p. 139 |
| Graphic Organizer Strategies | p. 141 |
| Graphic Organizer Strategies Overview | p. 144 |
| KWL | p. 147 |
| Concept Web (or the Five Ws) | p. 149 |
| Venn Diagram | p. 150 |
| Quick Connections | p. 154 |
| Computer Reading and Writing Strategies | p. 155 |
| Computer Reading and Writing Strategies Overview | p. 157 |
| How to Search the Internet | p. 157 |
| The World Wide Web | p. 157 |
| Four Key Factors | p. 157 |
| How to Begin | p. 158 |
| Evaluating Web Sites | p. 161 |
| Does the Site Meet the Purpose of Your Search? | p. 162 |
| Is the Site Easy to Use? (Design and Navigability) | p. 162 |
| How Valid Is the Information Found? | p. 163 |
| Word Processing Basics-A Reference Guide | p. 168 |
| Quick Connections | p. 174 |
| Credits | p. 175 |
| Index | p. 176 |
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