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The Skilled Reader

ISBN: 9780321105370 | 0321105370
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
"The Skilled Reader" offers 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 Skilled Reader" covers all the core topics of at the 6th - 9th grade level of developmental reading, mostly geared to reading paragraphs: vocabulary development, determination of main ideas and where they are stated, supporting details, outlines and concept maps, implied main ideas, transition words and patterns of organization, the reading process, and a chapter on critical reading (Inferences). In addition to these chapters, a section of ten additional readings is given as Part Two, and fifteen additional combined-skills tests are provided in Part Three. For those interested in improving reading skills. HenrySkilledSMP.doc Page 1 of 1
Prefacexi
Introduction1(4)
PART ONE Becoming a Skilled Reader5(462)
1 Vocabulary in Context
7(42)
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The Importance of Words
7(1)
Context Clues
8(10)
Synonyms
8(2)
Antonyms
10(3)
General Sense of the Passage
13(3)
Examples
16(2)
Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary
18(1)
Chapter Review
19(1)
Applications
20(3)
Review Tests
23(10)
Mastery Tests
33(16)
2 Vocabulary-Building Skills
49(52)
Word Parts
50(8)
Roots
52(2)
Prefixes
54(2)
Suffixes
56(2)
Additional Word Parts
58(1)
Resources and References for Words
58(8)
The Dictionary
58(8)
Textbook Skills: Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words
66(4)
Content Words
66(1)
Textbook Definitions
67(1)
Glossaries
68(2)
Chapter Review
70(1)
Applications
71(4)
Review Tests
75(10)
Mastery Tests
85(16)
3 Topics and Main Ideas
101(46)
Topics
101(7)
General and Specific Ideas
103(2)
Identifying the Topic of a Reading Passage
105(3)
Main Ideas
108(3)
Supporting Details
111(3)
Textbook Skills: Topics in Headings
114(2)
Chapter Review
116(1)
Applications
117(4)
Review Tests
121(10)
Mastery Tests
131(16)
4 Locating Stated Main Ideas
147(40)
Placement of Topic Sentences
147(8)
Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph
147(2)
Topic Sentence Within the Paragraph
149(3)
Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph
152(1)
Topic Sentences at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph
153(2)
Textbook Skills: The Central Point
155(2)
Chapter Review
157(1)
Applications
158(2)
Review Tests
160(11)
Mastery Tests
171(16)
5 Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps
187(50)
Supporting Details
187(4)
Major and Minor Details
191(3)
Outlines
194(5)
Concept Maps
199(2)
Textbook Skills: Ideas from General to Specific
201(2)
Chapter Review
203(1)
Applications
204(4)
Review Tests
208(13)
Mastery Tests
221(16)
6 Implied Main Ideas
237(52)
What Is an Implied Main Idea?
237(3)
How to Determine an Implied Main Idea
240(13)
1. Identify the Topic
240(3)
2. Put the Topic into Words
243(1)
3. Determine the Implied Main Idea
244(3)
4. Determine the Implied Main Idea of the Paragraph
247(3)
5. Put the Main Idea into a Complete Sentence
250(3)
Textbook Skills: Pictures as Details
253(1)
Chapter Review
254(1)
Applications
255(4)
Review Tests
259(14)
Mastery Tests
273(16)
7 Relationships I: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization
289(46)
Transitions
290(5)
Transition Words That Show Addition
291(2)
Transition Words That Show Time
293(2)
Patterns of Organization
295(9)
The Listing Pattern
296(1)
The Time Order Pattern
297(4)
The Classification Pattern
301(3)
Textbook Skills: Transitions and Clear Information
304(2)
Chapter Review
306(1)
Applications
307(2)
Review Tests
309(10)
Mastery Tests
319(16)
8 Relationships II: More Patterns of Organization
335(48)
Example
335(2)
The Definition and Example Pattern
337(2)
The Comparison and Contrast Patterns
339(7)
The Comparison Pattern
340(2)
The Contrast Pattern
342(2)
The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern
344(2)
Cause and Effect
346(4)
Textbook Skills: Identifying Patterns of Organization
350(1)
Chapter Review
351(1)
Applications
352(3)
Review Tests
355(12)
Mastery Tests
367(16)
9 Inferences
383(40)
An Introduction to Inferences
384(2)
Inferences and Reading
386(3)
Inferences and Vocabulary
386(1)
Inferences and Implied Main Ideas
386(3)
How to Make Good Inferences
389(4)
Step 1: Consider the Facts
389(1)
Step 2: Check for Prior Knowledge
389(1)
Step 3: Challenge Your Conclusions with Alternatives
390(3)
Textbook Skills: Inferences and Photos
393(1)
Chapter Review
394(1)
Applications
394(2)
Review Tests
396(11)
Mastery Tests
407(16)
10 A System for Skilled Reading
423(44)
Prior Knowledge
423(3)
The Reading Process
426(9)
Before Reading: Survey and Question
426(2)
During Reading: Read and Recite
428(3)
After Reading: Review
431(4)
Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading-Asking Questions and Recording Answers
435(3)
Chapter Review
438(1)
Applications
438(5)
Review Tests
443(8)
Mastery Tests
451(16)
PART TWO Additional Readings467(82)
The Connection Between Reading and Writing
468(1)
1 Shoulders
472(103)
Nels Gould
2 Finding My Voice
480(8)
Maria Housden
3 A Dad at the Final Frontier
488(7)
Marc Parent
4 Close Again
495(8)
Marion Bond West
5 I've Seen the Worst That War Can Do
503(7)
Nikolay Palchikoff
6 Iron Man Ripken Has a Soft Spot for His Hometown
510(6)
Alec Morrison
7 Want to Do Better on the Job? Listen Up!
516(7)
Diane Cole
8 Sojourner Truth (*Textbook Skills)
523(9)
John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
9 Emma Goldman (*Textbook Skills)
532(9)
John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
10 The Story of an Hour
541(76)
Kate Chopin
PART THREE Combined-Skills Tests549(26)
PART FOUR Reading Enrichment575(150)
Appendix A: Fact and Opinion
577(9)
Appendix B: Reading Graphics
586(23)
Appendix C: Word Parts
609(8)
LAB MANUAL
617(108)
Vocabulary in Context
1. Synonym Clues
621(2)
2. Antonym Clues
623(2)
3. General Sense of the Passage
625(2)
4. Example Clues
627(2)
5. Textbook Skills
629(2)
Vocabulary-Building Skills
6. Roots
631(2)
7. Prefixes
633(2)
8. Suffixes
635(2)
9. Dictionary Skills
637(2)
10. Textbook Skills
639(2)
Topics and Main Ideas
11. General and Specific Ideas
641(2)
12. Identifying Topics
643(2)
13. Main Ideas
645(2)
14. Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
647(2)
15. Textbook Skills
649(2)
Locating Stated Main Ideas
16. Determining the Main Idea
651(2)
17. Placement of Topic Sentences
653(2)
18. Locating the Central Point
655(2)
19. Locating the Main Idea
657(2)
20. Textbook Skills
659(2)
Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps
21. Determining the Main Idea
661(2)
22. Supporting Details
663(4)
23. Outlining Major and Minor Details
667(1)
24. Concept Maps
667(2)
25. Textbook Skills
669(2)
Implied Main Ideas
26. Adding Up Supporting Details
671(2)
27. Using Supporting Details
673(2)
28. General and Specific Items
675(2)
29. Implied Main Ideas: Textbook Paragraphs
677(2)
30. Textbook Skills
679(2)
Relationships I: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization
31. Addition Transitions
681(2)
32. Time Transitions
683(2)
33. List and Time Order Patterns
685(2)
34. Time and Classification Patterns
687(2)
35. Textbook Skills
689(2)
Relationships II: More Patterns of Organization
36. Examples
691(2)
37. Definition and Example Pattern
693(2)
38. Comparison and Contrast Patterns
695(2)
39. Cause-and-Effect Pattern
697(2)
40. Textbook Skills
699(2)
Inferences
41. Inferences in Images and Words
701(2)
42. Inferences in Literature
703(2)
43. Inferences in Literary Nonfiction
705(2)
44. Inferences in News Articles and Textbook Passages
707(2)
45. Textbook Skills
709(2)
A System for Skilled Reading
46. Attitudes About Reading
711(2)
47. Everyday Contexts for Reading
713(2)
48. Using Prior Knowledge in Reading
715(2)
49. SQ3R
717(2)
50. Textbook Skills
719(2)
Practice Tests
51. Practice Tests for the Ronda College Basic Skills Exit Reading Test
721(2)
52. Practice Tests for the Texas Academic Skills Program Reading Test
723(2)
Text Credits725(3)
Photo Credits728(1)
Index729

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