English

• Handbook is formatted for reading skills.
• Self-assessment tests for every chapter help students track progress and review tests for each unit provide an overview of the material discussed.
• Includes an anthology of high interest readings with exercises that are keyed to the handbook chapters.
• Special attention is given to using context clues and to learning multiple meanings of words.
• Includes extensive practice in comprehension skills, such as finding the main idea, sorting out major and minor details, and making inferences.
• A “Cultural Exchange” glossary for each chapter and reading selection to explains references to cultural traditions and the languages and customs of the diverse peoples of the United States.
• A “Writing to Read” unit covers underlining, listing, summarizing and making personal connections with the reading.

• Handbook includes one-third new material including exercises throughout and high interest reading selections in the anthology.
• A new chapter on critical reading, including critical evaluation of internet resources.
• A new section on the visual organization of Web sites, plus integration of Web sites into the exercises throughout the handbook.
• Internet resources and internet activities are included with every anthology selection.
• A single-theme casebook at the end of the anthology for integrated holistic reading on a high-engagement topic.

Preface

 

HANDBOOK

Unit One: Building Vocabulary

1. Recognizing Word Meanings

1a. Finding Out What Words Mean

1b. Remembering New Words

1c. Using Context Clues

Exercises

1d. Considering Multiple Meanings

Exercises

Self-Test

2. Using Word Part Clues

2a. Compound Words

Exercises

2b. Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Exercises

Self-Test

3. Using a Dictionary

3a. The Guide Words

3b. The Main Entry

3c. The Pronunciation Key

3d. The Parts of Speech

3e. Special Forms and Special Spellings

3f. The Meanings of the Word

3g. The History of the Word

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit 1 Review Test

Unit Two: Using Aids to Reading

4. Previewing the Parts of a Book

Exercises

Self-Test

5. Previewing Individual Selections

Exercises

Self-Test

6. Using Prereading Warm-Ups

6a. Making a List

Exercises

6b. Making a Word Map

Exercises

6c. Brainstorming

Exercise

6d. Freewriting

Exercise

Self-Test

7. Using Visual Aids

7a. Reading with Visual Aids

Exercises

7b. Visuals on the World Wide Web

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit Two Review Test

Unit Three: Understanding Main Ideas

8. Reading for the Main Idea

8a. Finding Key Ideas in Sentences

Exercises

8b. Stating Paragraph Topics

Exercises

8c. Finding Main Ideas in Paragraphs

8c(1). Stated Main Ideas

Exercises

8c(2). Implied Main Ideas

Exercises

Self-Test

9. Main Ideas in Long Selections

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit Three Review Test

Unit Four: Finding Information

10. Reading for Information

10a. Finding Facts

Exercises

10b. Sorting Out Major and Minor Details

Exercises

10c. Noting Sequence

10c(1). Time Order

10c(2). Place Order

10c(3). Order of Importance

Exercises

Self-Test

11. Using SQ3R

11a. Survey

Exercise

11b. Question

Exercise

11c. Read

11d. Recite

Exercises

11e. Review

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit Four Review Test

Unit Five: Interpreting What You Read

12. Interpreting Fact and Opinion

Exercises

Self-Test

13. Using Inference

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit Five Review Test

Unit Six: Writing To Read

14. Critical Reading

14a. Who Writes, and Where Is It Published

14b. What Facts Are Presented

14c. How the Authors Think

Exercises

Self-Test

15. Underlining, Listing, and Summarizing

15a. Underlining

Exercises

15b. Listing

Exercises

15c. Summarizing

Exercises

Self-Test

16. Keeping a Reading Journal

Exercises

Self-Test

Unit Six Review Test

READING SELECTIONS

1. Climates in the United States and Canada–Thomas Baerwald and Celeste Fraser

2. Teachings of Confucius–Iftikhar Ahmad, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Susan Crofts, and Elizabeth Gaynor Ellis

3. Gunfire at Night–Paul Gordon

4. Angry Fathers–Mel Lazarus

5. Please Straighten Out My Life–Stephanie Winston

6. Changing Roles Alter Buying Behavior–William M. Pride and O. C. Ferrell

7. Rock ‘n’ Roll–Jean Folkerts and Stephen Lacy

8. Toughlove–Dann Denny

9. My World Now–Anna Mae Halgrim Seaver

10. In Praise of the F Word–Mary Sherry

11. How to Spell–John Irving

12. Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict–Roy M. Berko, Andrew D. Wolvin, and Darlyn R. Wolvin

 

CASEBOOK: Romance, Love, and Marriage

Love in the Marketplace: Four Advertisements

Perfectmatch.com

MUM, The Alluring Charm of Dainty Woman

A Diamond is Forever

Coca-Cola

Zero to Romance in Three Minutes Flat–Sara Song

Cupid Academy–Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Search for a Soul Mate, or Love the One You’re With?–Karen S. Peterson

Bad Men Can Be Transformed by Women’s Love

Bad Men Are Dangerous to the Women Who Love Them–Linda Brannon

Here Come the Brides!–Jon Barrett

The Importance of Marriage Is Being Overlooked–Linda J. Waite

Marriage: The State of the Union–Mike Anton

Self-Test Answer Key

 

Test Score Summary

 

Acknowledgments

 

Author Index

 

Subject Index

Introductory Reading (6-9 grade level)  [SKILLS-BASED READING]   (Developmental English)

Annotated Instructor's Edition, 6/E
Wiener & Bazerman
©2006 | Longman | Paper | Instock
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Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, 6/E
Wiener & Bazerman
©2006 | Longman | Paper; 52 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0321198891 | ISBN-13: 9780321198891
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For Introductory Reading (6-9 grade level)

Electronic Test Bank for Developmental Reading
Smith
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LASSI (H & H Publishing, Inc.), 2/E
Pearson Longman
©2007 | Longman | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321446755 | ISBN-13: 9780321446756
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Longman Developmental Reading Test Item File for Blackboard
Pearson Longman
©2003 | Longman | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321199006 | ISBN-13: 9780321199003
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Longman Planner (Valuepack Item Only), The, 4/E
McWhorter
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Longman Reader's Journal, The, 6/E
McWhorter
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ISBN-10: 0321088433 | ISBN-13: 9780321088437
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Longman Study Skills Website (Open access), 2/E
Pearson Longman
©2005 | Longman | On-line Supplement; 0 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321333721 | ISBN-13: 9780321333728
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/studyskills.

Longman Vocabulary Website (Open access)
Pearson Longman
©2005 | Longman | On-line Supplement; 0 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321331044 | ISBN-13: 9780321331045
This online resource is available at no cost at http://www.ablongman.com/vocabulary.

MyTest Test Bank for Pearson Developmental Reading

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ISBN-10: 0205782094 | ISBN-13: 9780205782093
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Printed Testbank for Developmental Reading
Addison-Wesley
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Study Card for Florida State Basic Skills Exam: Reading
Pearson Longman
©2007 | Longman | Study Card; 6 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321420624 | ISBN-13: 9780321420626
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Study Card for Reading Skills
Pearson Longman
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ISBN-10: 0321338332 | ISBN-13: 9780321338334
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Study Card for Vocabulary
Pearson Longman
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ISBN-10: 0321318021 | ISBN-13: 9780321318022
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Test Item Files for WebCT for Reading (Download Only)
McWhorter
©2002 | Longman | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321148959 | ISBN-13: 9780321148957
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Thinking Through the Test A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Tests: Reading
Henry & Markus
©2005 | Longman | Paper; 112 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321277465 | ISBN-13: 9780321277466
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Thinking Through the Test: A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Tests, Reading (without Answer Key), 3/E
Henry & Markus
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 154 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321387384 | ISBN-13: 9780321387387
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USA Today
Pearson
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For the Developmental English Discipline

Essential Study Card for Grammar and Documentation
Pearson Longman
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504
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Interactive Guide to Newsweek
Wachtel
©1999 | Longman | Paper; 196 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321055284 | ISBN-13: 9780321055286
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958
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Longman Editing Exercises (Valuepack item only), The
Ingalls
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Longman Editing Exercises Answer Key, 2/E
Ingalls & Moody
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Longman Guide to Service Learning
Kessler
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Longman Test Bank for Study Skills, 3/E
Pearson Longman
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Longman Thea Study Guide
Harris
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New American Webster Handy College Dictionary, The, 3/E
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Pearson Developmental Writing Power Point Package, Mosaics: Focusing on Essays
Christensen
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Pearson Grammar Workbook, 3/E
Adkins
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Pearson Student Planner, The
McWhorter
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Preparing for the CLAST (Printed) (Valuepack item only), 7/E
Fowler
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Preparing for the CUNY-ACT Reading and Writing Exam, 2/E
Ferretti & Levy
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Preparing for the CUNY-ACT Reading and Writing Test
Licklider
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide: English (Valuepack item only)
Branscomb & Trim
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ISBN-10: 0321496019 | ISBN-13: 9780321496010
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The Pearson Editing Exercises Answer Key, 2/E
Ingalls & Moody
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ISBN-10: 0205666175 | ISBN-13: 9780205666171
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Thinking Through the Test: A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Tests: Reading and Writing, 2/E
Henry & Markus
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ISBN-10: 0321276604 | ISBN-13: 9780321276605
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Thinking Through the Test: A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Tests: Reading and Writing, w/Answers
Henry & Markus
©2005 | Longman | Paper; 328 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321277562 | ISBN-13: 9780321277565
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Thinking Through the Test: A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Tests, Reading & Writing (without Answer Key), 3/E
Henry & Markus
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 362 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321387406 | ISBN-13: 9780321387400
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Thinking Through the Test: A Study Guide for the Florida College Basic Skills Tests, Reading (with Answer Key), 3/E
Henry & Markus
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321387376 | ISBN-13: 9780321387370
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•   Wiener & Bazerman, Basic Reading Skills Handbook (with MyReadingLab), 6/E (2006)

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