Essential reading skills /
Kathleen T. McWhorter.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Pearson/Longman, c2005.
- xvii, 462 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-459) and index.
Reading actively -- Building vocabulary : using context clues -- Building vocabulary : using word parts -- Locating main ideas -- Identifying supporting details and transitions -- Understanding implied main ideas -- Keeping track of information -- Recognizing the basic patterns of organization -- Recognizing comparison/contrast and cause/effect patterns -- Reading and thinking critically -- Student resource guide A : college textbook reading -- Student resource guide B : understanding sentences, a review -- Student resource guide C : using your dictionary, a review -- Student resource guide D : test-taking strategies, a review.