Breaking Through: College Reading

by Smith, Brenda D.

• ISBN13: 9780321051035
• ISBN10: 0321051033
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Breaking Through provides instruction and practice on the reading and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning. Actual college textbook materials offer immediate application. In the new, 6th edition, students also apply academic skills to eleven everyday reading demands such as reading newspapers, magazines, advertisements, reference materials, fiction and nonfiction, workplace mail, and the Internet.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	v
Preface	xv
Student Success	1	(28)
Stages of Reading	29	(38)
Vocabulary	67	(34)
Main Idea	101	(50)
Supporting Details and organizational Patterns	151	(60)
Textbook Learning	211	(48)
Test-Taking Strategies	259	(28)
Efficient Reading	287	(28)
Analytical Reading	315	(44)
Inference	359	(36)
Critical Heading	395	(52)
Independent Textbook Assignments	447	(16)
Appendix 1 Pronunciation Review	463	(7)
Appendix 2 Spelling Confusion Words	470	(1)
Appendix 3 Word Parts: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes	471	(4)
Appendix 4 ESL: Making Sense of Figurative Language and Idioms	475	(8)
Appendix 5 Weekly Vocabulary Lessons	483	(29)
Glossary	512	(5)
Acknowledgments	517	(3)
Index	520	(4)
Progress Record for Reading Selections	524