Making Reading Matterwith NEW MyReadingLab with eText -- Access Card Package

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.   Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.   Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.   Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.   -- &>This skills-based Reading text/series addresses a major challenge -- engaging students -- by giving them interesting readings and providing them with multiple learning styles to choose from.   This lower-level text is geared towards the 6-9th grade level course and revolves around student engagement. The focus of Making Reading Matter is fun, interesting readings, and learning styles!

Table of Contents:
Preface to Students    Unique Features of this Text Organization                      Get Ready to Learn               Learning Styles Reading Techniques SQ3R             Note-taking Strategies   Chapter 1 Vocabulary Theme Exploring College Spotlight on Learning Styles –Listening Shortcuts and time-savers to use while you read How clues help you guess the meaning of unknown words       Synonyms and Definitions         Practice the New Skill     Antonyms         Practice the New Skill     Examples         Practice the New Skill     Experience, Prior Knowledge, and Perceptions         Practice the New Skill         Review What You Learned         Master the Lesson  Learning Styles Activities     Choosing a College Major: How to Chart Your Ideal Path from  www.quintcareers.com Readings              Reading 1 – Internet             High School Versus College Life: A Freshman Year Guide to Different Student Academic Expectations from Suite101      Reading 2 – Textbook             Attitude from The Community College Experience: Plus      Reading 3 – Literature             College Talk fromChicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories about College     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Leadership for the 21st Century: Eleven High-Profile Women Share Their Trials and Triumphs. Leading the Way Gwen Sykes, Chief          FinancialOfficer, NASA     Reading 5 – Visual Images              Diversity   Chapter 2 Vocabulary - Word Parts  Theme Staying Healthy Spotlight on Learning Styles – Doing How to Use Word Parts to Understand the Meaning of Words           How to Apply new Vocabulary Strategies to You Reading     Prefixes         Practice the New Skill         Review What You Learned     Roots            Practice the New Skill         Review What You Learned     Suffixes          Practice the New Skill          Review What You Learned                                     Master the Lesson –Vocabulary Learning Styles Activities     Exercise your vocabulary fromAbout.com Guide to Exercise Readings              Reading 1 – Internet         5 Foods That Boost Your Mood from Self.com     Reading 2 – Textbook         Managing Stress fromThe Community College Experience Plus     Reading 3 – Literature         Exercise and Other Dirty Words from, Porch Talk: Stories ofDecency, Common Sense, and Other Endangered Species by Philip Gulley     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Your Own Brain can Sabotage Success     Reading 5 – Visual Images         Rhymes with Orange cartoon, using fish oil   Chapter 3 Main Ideas Theme Life Relationships Spotlight on Learning Styles –Writing SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review for better comprehension) Finding the Topic (What is this about?)     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned Determining the Main Idea (What does the author want me to know?)      Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson  Learning Styles Activities     You’ve Got a Friend Readings              Reading 1 – Internet         Rule of Thumbs: Love in the Age of Texting fromTheWashingtonPost.com     Reading 2 – Textbook         The Faces of Conflict from Cornerstone: Creating Success Through Positive Change     Reading 3 – Literature         The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Dr. Phil’s Six Rules of Talking & Listening from O, The Oprah Magazine.     Reading 5 – Visual Images         Friends hanging out together                                     Chapter 4 Supporting Details Theme Using Your Time Wisely Spotlight on Learning Styles – Looking  Reading the other sentences (What details are included in the paragraph?)     Practice the New Skill Using PIE (Prove, Illustrate, or Explain the author’s point     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson Learning Styles Activities     A Time for Everything Readings              Reading 1 – Internet         Time Management -- Getting it Done from Careers and College     Reading 2 – Textbook         Use Scheduling Techniques from Keys to Success: Building Successful Intelligence for College, Career, and Life     Reading 3 – Literature         Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Beating the Odds from the magazine,Real Simple: Life Made Easier     Reading 5 – Visual Images         Working on the beach   Chapter 5 Implied Main Idea Theme Having Fun Spotlight on Learning Styles – Doing What is the Implied Main Idea Putting Implied Main Ideas in Your Own Words     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned Finding the Implied Central Idea in Longer Passages     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson Learning Styles Activities     100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend  from www.thesimpledollar.com  Readings              Reading 1 – Internet         On-the-Job Video Gaming from www.businessweek.com     Reading 2 – Textbook         The Art of Listening from Understanding Music     Reading 3 – Literature         Make a Decision: Tigger or Eeyore from The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Cupcakes are Manning Up from Food Network Magazine     Reading 5 – Visual Images             Banana Slugs   Chapter 6 Patterns of Organizations Theme Money Matters Spotlight on Learning Styles – Doing  Writers have a plan (What are they trying to do?) Paragraphs Developed with Definition     Practice the new Skill Paragraphs Developed with Example     Practice the New Skill Paragraphs Developed with Time Order/Sequence     Practice the New Skill Paragraphs Developed with Simple Listing     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson – Patterns of Organization  Learning Styles Activities     Economic Readiness Assessment from Cornerstone: Creating success through positive change Readings         Reading 1 – Internet         Money Trouble? It’s Your Own Fault from Money Central atwww.msn.com     Reading 2 – Textbook         Small Costs Add Up and B is for Budgeting from Cornerstone: Creating Success through Positive Change     Reading 3 – Literature         Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abignale     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Fuel economy: Save money on gas; Consumer Reports' Tests Show How to Get the Best Gas Mileage     Reading 5 – Visual Images         We Can Help You Save a Latte; advertisement from a credit union   Chapter 7 Patterns of Organizations – Part 2 Theme Job and Life Skills Spotlight on Learning Styles –Listening Paragraphs Developed with Classification     Practice the New Skill Paragraphs Developed with Compare/Contrast     Practice the New Skill  Paragraphs Developed with Cause/Effect      Practice the New Skill Paragraphs Developed with a Combination of Patterns      Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson – Patterns of Organization Learning Styles Activities     How to Live: Follow Your Heart, Risk Be Damned from www.cbsnews.com Readings              Reading 1 – Internet         11 Warning Signs Your Interview is in Trouble frommsn.careerbuilder.com     Reading 2 – Textbook         Focusing on your professional career and living well from Cornerstone: Creating Success through Positive Change     Reading 3 – Literature         Eyeing the Mountaintopfrom Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom     Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals         Best of America from Readers’ Digest     Reading 5 – Visual Images          Body Language   Chapter 8 Facts and Opinions Theme Staying Current Spotlight on Learning Styles –Writing How to Identify Facts and Opinions     Practice the New Skill How to separate facts from opinions in persuasive text      Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson – Fact and Opinions Learning Styles Activities     Self-help online from USAWeekend Readings              Reading 1– Internet          U.S.Army Dips a Toe in Wind Power Waters      Reading 2 – Textbook         Gay and Lesbian Couples from Society: The Basics     Reading 3 - Literature          Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan     Reading 4 - Magazine/Periodicals         Don’t Blame Ronald for Kids’ Weight.     Reading 5 -Visual Images         Farmer’s market   Chapter 9 Inferences Theme What are My Dreams? Spotlight on Learning Styles – Looking, Listening, Writing and Doing How to Find Inferences (What can you see between the lines?)     Practice the New Skill Separating Valid from Invalid Inferences (Can the inference be supported?)     Practice the New Skill     Review What You Learned     Master the Lesson – Inference Learning Styles Activities     Attitude 101: What every leader needs to know by John Maxwell Readings              Reading 1 – Internet           Sandra Cisneros from Gale: Free Resources: Hispanic Heritage:Biographies     Reading 2 – Textbook         Achievement from Psychology: An Introduction     Reading 3 – Literature          The Little Engine That Could: I Think I Can from The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That         Matter Most to Them      Reading 4 – Magazines/Periodicals          Inspire Your Kids with Stories of Heroes from USA Weekend     Reading 5 – Visual Image          The Essence of Achievement