Reading with Confidence
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.25 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205283292 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 465 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each chapter also contains two longer reading selections which provide the opportunity to practice the skills learned. Other important skills covered in the book include vocabulary development, study skills, reading graphics, and test-taking. Activities are designed to foster critical thinking, reasoning, questioning, and evaluating. With particular emphasis on helping readers hone their critical thinking skills, this book presents more exercise work than comparable books to help develop college-level reading skills and strategies. The book provides opportunities for readers to make relationships, organize ideas, and analyze and synthesize new information. Each chapter begins with objectives and then offers explanations of each skill supported by examples and exercises. The book begins with basic reading skills on a literal level and progresses to more complex inferential skills, including critical evaluation of reading material. For anyone interested in developing college-level English skills.
Life after Langan for TASP, CLAST and skills-based courses Dr. Monahan gives upper-level developmental reading instructors a refreshing new choice in texts by interweaving three books into one and providing support with creative teaching strategies. The resulting book saves preparation time, engages interest by avoiding a repetitious format and prepares students for success across-the-curriculum.First, instructors constrained by state-mandated exit exams, like those in Texas and Florida, will be delighted to find ample coverage of ALL the dozen skills included in such tests. Copious shorter exercises on each skill precede a pair of longer readings whose comprehension questions reinforce
Activities are designed to foster critical thinking, reasoning, questioning, and evaluating. From the Back Cover With particular emphasis on helping readers hone their critical thinking skills, this book presents more exercise work than comparable books to help develop college-level reading skills and strategies. Each chapter begins with objectives and then offers explanations of each skill supported by examples and exercises. Other important skills covered in the book include vocabulary development, study skills, reading graphics, and test-taking. The book begins with basic reading skills on a literal level and progresses to more complex inferential skills, including critical evaluation of reading material. The book provides opportunities for readers to make relationships, organize ideas, and analyze and synthesize new information. For anyone interest