Ten steps to building college reading skills / John Langan.
Series: Townsend Press reading seriesPublication details: Marlton, NJ : Townsend Press, c1998.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xiii, 594 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1591940370
- 10 steps to building college reading skills
- 428.40711 22 LAN
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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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