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The Skilled Reader: Alternate Readings Edition combines high interest readings, solid skill instruction, and a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become effective readers and critical thinkers.

Table of Contents:
Preface.   I. BECOMING A SKILLED READER.   1. A Reading System for Skilled Readers Prior Knowledge. The Reading Process. Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading—Asking Questions and Recording Answers.   2. Vocabulary in Context. The Importance of Words. Context Clues: A SAGE Approach. Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary.   3. Vocabulary-Building Skills. Word Parts. Additional Word Parts. The Dictionary. Textbook Skills: Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words.   4. Topics and Main Ideas. Topics. Main Ideas. Supporting Details. Textbook Skills: Topics in Headings.   5. Locating Stated Main Ideas. The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences. Textbook Skills: The Central Point and the Thesis Statement.   6. Implied Main Ideas. An Introduction to Implied Main Ideas Studying Supporting Details to Identify the State and Topic Using Topics, Supporting Details, and Thought Patterns to Determine the Implied Main Idea. Annotating the Paragraph to Determine the Implied Main Idea. Creating a One-Sentence Summary from Supporting Details. Textbook Skills: Pictures as Details.   7. Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps. Questions for Locating Supporting Details. Major and Minor Details. Textbook Skills: Ideas from General to Specific: Creating a Summary.   8. Outlines and Concept Maps. Outlines. Concept Maps. Textbooks Skills: The Table of Contents in a Textbook.   9. Transitions and Thought Patterns. The Purpose of Transitions and Thought Patterns. Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence. Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences. Textbook Skills: Transitions and Clear Information.   10. More Thought Patterns. Comparison and Contrast Patterns. Cause and Effect Pattern. The Generalization-and-Example. Pattern. Textbook Skills: The Definition Pattern. Final Note: Though Patterns and Textbooks.   11. Inferences. Inferences: Educated Guesses. What is a Valid Inference? Making VALID Inferences and Avoiding Invalid Conclusions. Thinking Through an Inference and Drawing Conclusions. Textbook Skills: Inferences and Photos.   II. ADDITIONAL READINGS. Social Media Generation FB Katrin Bennhold   Fugitives Who Love Facebook Winston Ross   Work in the 21st Century Somebody’s Gotta Get Hired, Right? 6 Tips to Help New Grads Land Jobs  Dan Schawbel   Are Jobs Obsolete?  Douglas Rushkoff   The Economy The Invisible Rich  Knight Kiplinger   Average Is Over  Thomas Freidman   Sports Junior Seau, Dead at 43 Josh Levin   Exit Sandman  Brian Palmer    The Obesity Crisis Supersize It James Verini   America’s Hatred of Fat Hurts Obesity Fight Sharon Begley   III. COMBINED SKILLS TESTS.   Chapter Review Cards.   IV. READING ENRICHMENT Appendix A: ESL Reading Tips. Appendix B: Reading Graphics. Appendix C: Word Parts.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321880338
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 232 mm
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Width: 187 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0321880331
  • Publisher Date: 10 Apr 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 966 gr


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