Making Reading Relevant

by Quick, Teri; Hocevar, Diane; Zimmer, Melissa

• ISBN13: 9780205697373
• ISBN10: 0205697372
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-03
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

This brief, low-priced reading primer covers the major reading skills necessary for success while providing meaningful strategies and practice for reading "real" materials: newspapers, magazines, novels, textbook chapters, and the internet.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Vocabulary Strategies	p. 1
Vocabulary Strategies Overview	p. 3
Context Clues	p. 3
Definition	p. 4
Example	p. 5
Contrast	p. 6
Inference	p. 7
Word Analysis	p. 10
Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes	p. 11
Latin and Greek	p. 14
Denotation and Connotation	p. 21
Quick Connections	p. 24
Basic Comprehension Strategies	p. 25
Comprehension Strategies Overview	p. 27
Identifying Topics	p. 27
Identifying Main Ideas	p. 30
Identifying Details	p. 35
Improving Comprehension	p. 38
Quick Connections	p. 41
Textbook Strategies	p. 42
Textbook Strategies Overview	p. 44
Identifying and Using Textbook Organizational Aids	p. 44
Textbook Reading Methods	p. 47
SQ3R	p. 48
4C	p. 53
Triple Highlighting	p. 58
Reading Graphs, Charts, and Tables	p. 61
Taking Notes While Reading	p. 65
Cornell Notes	p. 65
Annotation	p. 67
Highlightingl	p. 67
"Sticky" Notes	p. 68
One-Sentence Summaries	p. 68
Skimming and Scanning	p. 68
Textbook Excerpt for Practice	p. 71
Quick Connections	p. 75
Critical Reading Strategies	p. 76
Critical Reading Strategies Overview	p. 78
Predicting, Making Inferences, and Drawing Conclusions	p. 78
Predicting	p. 78
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions	p. 82
Critical Reading Strategies Overview	p. 88
Analyzing and Synthesizing	p. 88
Identifying the Writer's Purpose	p. 88
Fact and Opinion	p. 89
Judging Validity	p. 91
Identifying Author Attitude, Bias, Tone, and Assumptions	p. 95
Quick Connections	p. 99
Figurative Language Strategies	p. 100
Figurative Language Strategies Overview	p. 102
Metaphor and Simile	p. 102
Personification	p. 108
Hyperbole	p. 110
Quick Connections	p. 113
Patterns of Organization Strategies	p. 114
Patterns of Organization Strategies Overview	p. 117
Narration	p. 120
Description	p. 122
Process Analysis	p. 124
Classification	p. 128
Comparison/Contrast	p. 133
Definition	p. 135
Quick Connections	p. 139
Graphic Organizer Strategies	p. 141
Graphic Organizer Strategies Overview	p. 144
KWL	p. 147
Concept Web (or the Five Ws)	p. 149
Venn Diagram	p. 150
Quick Connections	p. 154
Computer Reading and Writing Strategies	p. 155
Computer Reading and Writing Strategies Overview	p. 157
How to Search the Internet	p. 157
The World Wide Web	p. 157
Four Key Factors	p. 157
How to Begin	p. 158
Evaluating Web Sites	p. 161
Does the Site Meet the Purpose of Your Search?	p. 162
Is the Site Easy to Use? (Design and Navigability)	p. 162
How Valid Is the Information Found?	p. 163
Word Processing Basics-A Reference Guide	p. 168
Quick Connections	p. 174
Credits	p. 175
Index	p. 176
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