Improving Reading Skills: Contemporary Readings for College Students, 5/e
Deanne Spears,
City College of San Francisco
ISBN: 0072830700 Copyright year: 2004
Features
Progressive Reading Level: Selections are chosen to move
students from the most basic level into college reading. To encourage and
engage reluctant readers, selections address topics of broad interest and
appeal.
Eleven Central Skills: The activities and selections are
chosen to develop these essential skills:
1. Determining the Main Idea and the Author's Purpose
2. Comprehending the Main Idea
3. Distinguishing between Main Idea and Supporting Detail
4. Recognizing Supporting Details
5. Interpreting Meaning
6. Making Inferences
7. Drawing Conclusions
8. Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion
9. Analyzing Structure
10. Annotating Text
11. Writing Paraphrases and Summaries
Consistent and Engaging Exercises: Each selection is prefaced
by an introduction to the author and the topic and by a Vocabulary Preview
to prepare the reader for new terms. The reading is followed by six types
of exercises that hone core reading skills: Determining Main Idea and
Purpose; Comprehending Main Ideas; Interpreting Meaning; Understanding Vocabulary;
Using Vocabulary; and Topics for Writing and Discussion.
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