Breaking Through: College Reading, with Alternate Readings

by Smith, Brenda D.

• ISBN13: 9780321419248
• ISBN10: 0321419243
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Breaking Through: College Reading, 7e with AlternateReadingsoffers 31 new reading selections at the end of each chapter while retaining the core instruction and pedagogy of the current Seventh Edition. Students apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters. An abundance of actual textbook passages from an array of disciplines immediately impact studentsrs" collegiate performance as they can strengthen their skills needed for success in their courses. Reading skills at (approximately) the 6th-9 th grade levels.

Table of Contents

Preface

Student Success

Think Succes

Set Goals

Create a Positive Attitude

Seek Excellence

Reading 1: Making Choices for Success

From Live Your Dream by Les Brown

"Ask yourself if you are leaving a trail that others may want to follow."?

Plan for Succes?

Reading 2: Making the Most of Priorities

From How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein

"People at the top and people at the bottom both know about To Do Lists, but one difference between them is that the people at the top use a To Do List every single day...."?

Plan Your Week

Study the Syllabus

Use a Calendar to Decode a Syllabus

Act Successful

College Professor "Takes" American History

Attend Class

Be on Time for Class

Be Aware of Essential Class Sessions

Be Equipped for Success

Mark Your Text

Communicate with Your Instructor

Review Your Lecture Notes

Network with Other Students

Collaborate to Divide Work

Look at an "A" Paper

Use Technology to Communicate

Consider a Tape Recorder

Pass the First Test

Watch Videos or DVDs

Predict Exam Question?

Reading 3: Life Law #5: Life Rewards Action

From Life Strategies by Phillip C. McGraw

"People don't care about your intentions. They care about what you do."

Summary Point?

Everyday Reading Skills: Searching the Internet

Stages of Reading

What Is the Reading Process?

Stages of Reading

Stage One: Previewing

Stage Two: Integrating Knowledge

Stage Three: Recalling

Assess Your Progress as a Learner

Levels of Reading Comprehension

Summary Points

Selection 1: Psychology

"Loneliness"

From Psychology Applied to Modern Life, Seventh Edition by Wayne Weiten and Margaret Lloyd

"Telephone hotlines for troubled people report that complaints of loneliness dominate their calls."?

Selection 2: Essay

"Medical Care for Prisoners"?

From Morality Play by Jessica Pierce

"You commit a serious crime, and you are likely to get most of the medical care you need all paid for by taxpayers."?

Selection 3: Business

"Contract-Free Calling"

From The New York Times, 8/11/05, by Mark Walsh

"Providing a simpler alternative to complex and confusing cellular plans is a major selling point."

Vocabulary Lesson: Not , Not, and No?

Everyday Reading Skills: Reading News and Feature Stories in the Newspaper

Vocabulary

Learning New Word?

Remembering New Words

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