Reading for Results
About this book
Compelling readings. Innovative writing assignments. Clear explanations and exercises that help you build the skills you need to succeed in college and beyond. READING FOR RESULTS, 13th Edition, includes all the trademark features that instructors have come to expect from this leader in developmental reading instruction. Known for her ability to turn abstract reading theory into concrete reading practice, author Laraine Flemming is back with a host of new explanations, exercises, and assignments that show you how to read and respond to textbook reading. You'll find pointers on screen reading, visual aids, clear instruction on interpreting visual aids you encounter in your reading, insights into how you can learn more effectively by activating several of your senses, guidance on evaluating web information, and much more.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- IFC
- Half Title
- Title
- Statement
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: Reading for Results 13
- Ch 1: Strategies for Learning from Textbooks
- Ch 2: Building Word Power
- Ch 3: Looking for Specific Topics and General Main Ideas
- Ch 4: Getting to the Point of Paragraphs
- Ch 5: Getting to the Point of Longer Readings
- Ch 6: Focusing on Supporting Details in Paragraphs
- Ch 7: Focusing on Supporting Details in Longer Readings
- Ch 8: Focusing on Inferences in Paragraphs
- Ch 9: Understanding the Role of Inferences in Longer Readings
- Ch 10: Learning from Organizational Patterns in Paragraphs
- Ch 11: Combining Patterns in Paragraphs and Longer Reading
- Ch 12: Responding to Persuasive Writing
- Putting It All Together
- Index
- IBC
