The Skilled Reader

by Henry, D. J.

• ISBN13: 9780321105370
• ISBN10: 0321105370
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

"The Skilled Reader" offers step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources." "The Skilled Reader" covers all the core topics of at the 6th - 9th grade level of developmental reading, mostly geared to reading paragraphs: vocabulary development, determination of main ideas and where they are stated, supporting details, outlines and concept maps, implied main ideas, transition words and patterns of organization, the reading process, and a chapter on critical reading (Inferences). In addition to these chapters, a section of ten additional readings is given as Part Two, and fifteen additional combined-skills tests are provided in Part Three. For those interested in improving reading skills. HenrySkilledSMP.doc Page 1 of 1

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
PART ONE Becoming a Skilled Reader	5	(462)
1 Vocabulary in Context	7	(42)
The Importance of Words	7	(1)
Context Clues	8	(10)
Synonyms	8	(2)
Antonyms	10	(3)
General Sense of the Passage	13	(3)
Examples	16	(2)
Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary	18	(1)
Chapter Review	19	(1)
Applications	20	(3)
Review Tests	23	(10)
Mastery Tests	33	(16)
2 Vocabulary-Building Skills	49	(52)
Word Parts	50	(8)
Roots	52	(2)
Prefixes	54	(2)
Suffixes	56	(2)
Additional Word Parts	58	(1)
Resources and References for Words	58	(8)
The Dictionary	58	(8)
Textbook Skills: Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words	66	(4)
Content Words	66	(1)
Textbook Definitions	67	(1)
Glossaries	68	(2)
Chapter Review	70	(1)
Applications	71	(4)
Review Tests	75	(10)
Mastery Tests	85	(16)
3 Topics and Main Ideas	101	(46)
Topics	101	(7)
General and Specific Ideas	103	(2)
Identifying the Topic of a Reading Passage	105	(3)
Main Ideas	108	(3)
Supporting Details	111	(3)
Textbook Skills: Topics in Headings	114	(2)
Chapter Review	116	(1)
Applications	117	(4)
Review Tests	121	(10)
Mastery Tests	131	(16)
4 Locating Stated Main Ideas	147	(40)
Placement of Topic Sentences	147	(8)
Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph	147	(2)
Topic Sentence Within the Paragraph	149	(3)
Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph	152	(1)
Topic Sentences at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph	153	(2)
Textbook Skills: The Central Point	155	(2)
Chapter Review	157	(1)
Applications	158	(2)
Review Tests	160	(11)
Mastery Tests	171	(16)
5 Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps	187	(50)
Supporting Details	187	(4)
Major and Minor Details	191	(3)
Outlines	194	(5)
Concept Maps	199	(2)
Textbook Skills: Ideas from General to Specific	201	(2)
Chapter Review	203	(1)
Applications	204	(4)
Review Tests	208	(13)
Mastery Tests	221	(16)
6 Implied Main Ideas	237	(52)
What Is an Implied Main Idea?	237	(3)
How to Determine an Implied Main Idea	240	(13)
1. Identify the Topic	240	(3)
2. Put the Topic into Words	243	(1)
3. Determine the Implied Main Idea	244	(3)
4. Determine the Implied Main Idea of the Paragraph	247	(3)
5. Put the Main Idea into a Complete Sentence	250	(3)
Textbook Skills: Pictures as Details	253	(1)
Chapter Review	254	(1)
Applications	255	(4)
Review Tests	259	(14)
Mastery Tests	273	(16)
7 Relationships I: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization	289	(46)
Transitions	290	(5)
Transition Words That Show Addition	291	(2)
Transition Words That Show Time	293	(2)
Patterns of Organization	295	(9)
The Listing Pattern	296	(1)
The Time Order Pattern	297	(4)
The Classification Pattern	301	(3)
Textbook Skills: Transitions and Clear Information	304	(2)
Chapter Review	306	(1)
Applications	307	(2)
Review Tests	309	(10)
Mastery Tests	319	(16)
8 Relationships II: More Patterns of Organization	335	(48)
Example	335	(2)
The Definition and Example Pattern	337	(2)
The Comparison and Contrast Patterns	339	(7)
The Comparison Pattern	340	(2)
The Contrast Pattern	342	(2)
The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern	344	(2)
Cause and Effect	346	(4)
Textbook Skills: Identifying Patterns of Organization	350	(1)
Chapter Review	351	(1)
Applications	352	(3)
Review Tests	355	(12)
Mastery Tests	367	(16)
9 Inferences	383	(40)
An Introduction to Inferences	384	(2)
Inferences and Reading	386	(3)
Inferences and Vocabulary	386	(1)
Inferences and Implied Main Ideas	386	(3)
How to Make Good Inferences	389	(4)
Step 1: Consider the Facts	389	(1)
Step 2: Check for Prior Knowledge	389	(1)
Step 3: Challenge Your Conclusions with Alternatives	390	(3)
Textbook Skills: Inferences and Photos	393	(1)
Chapter Review	394	(1)
Applications	394	(2)
Review Tests	396	(11)
Mastery Tests	407	(16)
10 A System for Skilled Reading	423	(44)
Prior Knowledge	423	(3)
The Reading Process	426	(9)
Before Reading: Survey and Question	426	(2)
During Reading: Read and Recite	428	(3)
After Reading: Review	431	(4)
Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading-Asking Questions and Recording Answers	435	(3)
Chapter Review	438	(1)
Applications	438	(5)
Review Tests	443	(8)
Mastery Tests	451	(16)
PART TWO Additional Readings	467	(82)
The Connection Between Reading and Writing	468	(1)
1 Shoulders	472	(103)
Nels Gould
2 Finding My Voice	480	(8)
Maria Housden
3 A Dad at the Final Frontier	488	(7)
Marc Parent
4 Close Again	495	(8)
Marion Bond West
5 I've Seen the Worst That War Can Do	503	(7)
Nikolay Palchikoff
6 Iron Man Ripken Has a Soft Spot for His Hometown	510	(6)
Alec Morrison
7 Want to Do Better on the Job? Listen Up!	516	(7)
Diane Cole
8 Sojourner Truth (*Textbook Skills)	523	(9)
John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
9 Emma Goldman (*Textbook Skills)	532	(9)
John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
10 The Story of an Hour	541	(76)
Kate Chopin
PART THREE Combined-Skills Tests	549	(26)
PART FOUR Reading Enrichment	575	(150)
Appendix A: Fact and Opinion	577	(9)
Appendix B: Reading Graphics	586	(23)
Appendix C: Word Parts	609	(8)
LAB MANUAL	617	(108)
Vocabulary in Context
1. Synonym Clues	621	(2)
2. Antonym Clues	623	(2)
3. General Sense of the Passage	625	(2)
4. Example Clues	627	(2)
5. Textbook Skills	629	(2)
Vocabulary-Building Skills
6. Roots	631	(2)
7. Prefixes	633	(2)
8. Suffixes	635	(2)
9. Dictionary Skills	637	(2)
10. Textbook Skills	639	(2)
Topics and Main Ideas
11. General and Specific Ideas	641	(2)
12. Identifying Topics	643	(2)
13. Main Ideas	645	(2)
14. Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details	647	(2)
15. Textbook Skills	649	(2)
Locating Stated Main Ideas
16. Determining the Main Idea	651	(2)
17. Placement of Topic Sentences	653	(2)
18. Locating the Central Point	655	(2)
19. Locating the Main Idea	657	(2)
20. Textbook Skills	659	(2)
Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps
21. Determining the Main Idea	661	(2)
22. Supporting Details	663	(4)
23. Outlining Major and Minor Details	667	(1)
24. Concept Maps	667	(2)
25. Textbook Skills	669	(2)
Implied Main Ideas
26. Adding Up Supporting Details	671	(2)
27. Using Supporting Details	673	(2)
28. General and Specific Items	675	(2)
29. Implied Main Ideas: Textbook Paragraphs	677	(2)
30. Textbook Skills	679	(2)
Relationships I: Transition Words and Patterns of Organization
31. Addition Transitions	681	(2)
32. Time Transitions	683	(2)
33. List and Time Order Patterns	685	(2)
34. Time and Classification Patterns	687	(2)
35. Textbook Skills	689	(2)
Relationships II: More Patterns of Organization
36. Examples	691	(2)
37. Definition and Example Pattern	693	(2)
38. Comparison and Contrast Patterns	695	(2)
39. Cause-and-Effect Pattern	697	(2)
40. Textbook Skills	699	(2)
Inferences
41. Inferences in Images and Words	701	(2)
42. Inferences in Literature	703	(2)
43. Inferences in Literary Nonfiction	705	(2)
44. Inferences in News Articles and Textbook Passages	707	(2)
45. Textbook Skills	709	(2)
A System for Skilled Reading
46. Attitudes About Reading	711	(2)
47. Everyday Contexts for Reading	713	(2)
48. Using Prior Knowledge in Reading	715	(2)
49. SQ3R	717	(2)
50. Textbook Skills	719	(2)
Practice Tests
51. Practice Tests for the Ronda College Basic Skills Exit Reading Test	721	(2)
52. Practice Tests for the Texas Academic Skills Program Reading Test	723	(2)
Text Credits	725	(3)
Photo Credits	728	(1)
Index	729