Basic Reading Skills Handbook

by Wiener, Harvey S.; Bazerman, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780321198877
• ISBN10: 0321198875
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Basic Reading Skills Handbook, 5/e, is based on the principle that students need specific skills and high-interest reading materials to improve their reading ability and level of engagement. Following the authors' popular two-part handbook/anthology format, the text opens with skills instruction and practice followed by readings and exercises for application. Consistent apparatus and terminology throughout, as well as self-contained chapters, make Wiener and Bazerman's developmental reading system an efficient and flexible teaching tool.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
HANDBOOK
Unit One BUILDING VOCABULARY	3	(48)
1. Recognizing Word Meanings	5	(22)
1a. Finding Out What Words Mean	5	(1)
1b. Remembering New Words	6	(1)
1c. Using Context Clues	7	(11)
Exercises	10	(8)
1d. Considering Multiple Meanings	18	(6)
Exercises	19	(5)
Self-Test	24	(3)
2. Using Word Part Clues	27	(11)
2a. Compound Words	27	(1)
Exercises	27	(1)
2b. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots	28	(9)
Exercises	32	(5)
Self-Test	37	(1)
3. Using a Dictionary	38	(13)
3a. The Guide Words	38	(1)
3b. The Main Entry	39	(1)
3c. The Pronunciation Key	39	(1)
3d. The Parts of Speech	39	(2)
3e. Special Forms and Special Spellings	41	(1)
3f. The Meanings of the Word	41	(1)
3g. The History of the Word	42	(3)
Exercises	42	(3)
Self-Test	45	(2)
Unit 1 Review Test	47	(4)
Unit Two USING AIDS TO READING	51	(84)
4. Previewing the Parts of a Book	53	(11)
Exercises	55	(7)
Self-Test	62	(2)
5. Previewing Individual Selections	64	(17)
Exercises	65	(8)
Self-Test	73	(8)
6. Using Prereading Warm-Ups	81	(15)
6a. Making a List	82	(1)
Exercises	83	(1)
6b. Making a Word Map	83	(3)
Exercises	85	(1)
6c. Brainstorming	86	(6)
Exercise	87	(5)
6d. Freewriting	92	(2)
Exercise	92	(2)
Self-Test	94	(2)
7. Using Visual Aids	96	(39)
7a. Reading with Visual Aids	96	(14)
Exercises	100	(10)
7b. Visuals on the World Wide Web	110	(7)
Exercises	112	(5)
Self-Test	117	(5)
Unit Two Review Test	122	(13)
Unit Three UNDERSTANDING MAIN IDEAS	135	(64)
8. Reading for the Main Idea	137	(43)
8a. Finding Key Ideas in Sentences	137	(4)
Exercises	138	(3)
8b. Stating Paragraph Topics	141	(8)
Exercises	144	(5)
8c. Finding Main Ideas in Paragraphs	149	(24)
8c(1). Stated Main Ideas	151	(1)
Exercises	154	(6)
8c(2). Implied Main Ideas	160	(1)
Exercises	163	(10)
Self-Test	173	(7)
9. Main Ideas in Long Selections	180	(127)
Exercises	184	(6)
Self-Test	190	(5)
Unit Three Review Test	195	(4)
Unit Four FINDING INFORMATION	199	(1)
10. Reading for Information	201	(64)
10a. Finding Facts	201	(8)
Exercises	204	(5)
10b. Sorting Out Major and Minor Details	209	(10)
Exercises	212	(7)
10c. Noting Sequence	219	(16)
10c(1). Time Order	220	(1)
10c(2). Place Order	221	(1)
10c(3). Order of Importance	221	(2)
Exercises	223	(12)
Self-Test	235	(5)
11. Using SQ3R	240	(1)
11a. Survey	240	(2)
Exercise	241	(1)
11b. Question	242	(2)
Exercise	243	(1)
11c. Read	244	(1)
11d. Recite	244	(1)
Exercises	244	(1)
11e. Review	245	(8)
Exercises	246	(7)
Self-Test	253	(2)
Unit Four Review Test	255	(10)
Unit Five INTERPRETING WHAT YOU READ	265	(1)
12. Interpreting Fact and Opinion	267	(38)
Exercises	269	(8)
Self-Test	277	(3)
13. Using Inference	280	(7)
Exercises	287	(7)
Self-Test	294	(7)
Unit Five Review Test	301	(4)
Unit Six WRITING TO READ	305	(1)
14. Critical Reading	307	(48)
14a. Who Writes and Where Is It Published	308	(1)
14b. What Facts Are Presented	309	(1)
14c. How the Authors Think	309	(3)
Exercises	310	(2)
Self-Test	312	(3)
15. Underlining, Listing, and Summarizing	315	(1)
15a. Underlining	315	(5)
Exercises	318	(2)
15b. Listing	320	(8)
Exercises	322	(6)
15c. Summarizing	328	(12)
Exercises	332	(8)
Self-Test	340	(4)
16. Keeping a Reading Journal	344	(2)
Exercises	346	(2)
Self-Test	348	(3)
Unit Six Review Test	351	(2)
READING SELECTIONS	353	(2)
1. Climates in the United States and Canada
Thomas Baerwald and Celeste Fraser	355	(10)
2. Teachings of Confucius
Iftikhar Ahmad, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Susan Crofts, and Elizabeth Gaynor Ellis	365	(8)
3. Gunfire at Night
Paul Gordon	373	(9)
4. Angry Fathers
Mel Lazarus	382	(11)
5. Please Straighten Out My Life
Stephanie Winston	393	(11)
6. Changing Roles Alter Buying Behavior
William M. Pride and O.C. Ferrell	404	(9)
7. Rock 'n' Roll
Jean Folkerts and Stephen Lacy	413	(9)
8. Toughlove
Dann Denny	422	(9)
9. My World Now
Anna Mae Halgrim Seaver	431
10. In Praise of the F Word
Mary Sherry	442	(8)
11. How to Spell
John Irving	450	(11)
12 Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict
Roy M. Berko, Andrew D. Wolvin, and Darlyn R. Wolvin	461	(14)
CASEBOOK: Romance, Love, and Marriage	475	(30)
Love in the Marketplace: Four Advertisements:	477	(4)
Zero to Romance in Three Minutes Flat
Sara Song	481	(1)
Cupid Academy
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen	482	(2)
Search for a Soul Mate, or Love the One You're With?
Karen S. Peterson	484	(2)
According to the Media...Bad Men Can Be Transformed by Women's Love
Linda Brannon	486	(1)
According to the Research...Bad Men Are Dangerous to the Women Who Love Them
Linda Brannon	487	(2)
Here Come the Brides!
Jon Barrett	489	(3)
The Importance of Marriage Is Being Overlooked—Decreasing Popularity of Marriage
Linda J. Waite	492	(6)
Marriage: The State of the Union
Mike Anton	498	(7)
Self-Test Answer Key	505	(7)
Test Score Summary	512	(1)
Acknowledgments	513	(6)
Author Index	519	(2)
Subject Index	521