Langan, John, 1942-

Ten steps to building college reading skills / 10 steps to building college reading skills John Langan. - 4th edition. - Marlton, NJ : Townsend Press, c1998. - xiii, 594 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Townsend Press reading series .

Contents
Introduction
1.Getting off to a strong start
2. One readers Story
3. How to become a better reader and thinker

Part 1. Ten Steps to building College Reading Skills
1. Dictionary Use
2. Vocabulary in Context
3. Main Ideas
4. Supporting Details
5. Location of Main Ideas
6. Relationships I
7. Relationships II
8. Inferences
9. Implied Main Ideas
10. The Basics of Argument

Part II. Active Reading Selections
1. Winners, Losers or Just Kids
2. The Story Teller
3. Disaster and Friendship
4. Read all about it
5. Adult Children at Home
6. How to make it in College, Now that you are here
7. False Ideas about reading
8. Are you a Good Listener?
9. Dealing with Feelings
10. Childhood Stress and Resilience

Part III. Active Reading
1. An introduction to active Reading
2. Practice in Active Reading : Combined Skills Tests

Appendixes
Three additional Reading
Writing Assignment
Limited Answer Key


Includes index; p. 591- 594

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Reading (Higher education)
Reading comprehension.
College readers.
English language--Rhetoric.

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