Effective Reader, The (book alone), 2/E
D.J. Henry, Daytona State College

ISBN-10: 0205573193
ISBN-13: 9780205573196

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 832 pp
Published: 09/28/2007


The Effective Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become effective readers and critical thinkers.

 

The author integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and lead students to discover the power and pleasure of reading.  Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author makes students responsible for their reading–improving their major reading skills while developing a system for reading.

  • The early (chapter 1) and text-wide integration of the reading process and reading skills shows students how to apply the skills they acquire into a process, allowing them to develop schema for any reading purpose. 
  • A wealth of practice opportunities — review and application sets, review tests, mastery tests, and supplementary lab manual exercises — enable students to both refine their reading skills and transfer their skills into reading activities.
  • High-interest reading selections that address issues relevant and interesting to students provide stimulation material for use with applying the skill(s) being refined. 
  • Combined skills tests in Part III provide fifteen skill-combing tests that allow students to apply all the skills they've learned to longer (multi-paragraph) reading passages.
  • The “Get Ready to Read” feature opens each chapter with pre-reading activities that guide students to review important concepts studied earlier and preview upcoming material.
  • The "Stop and Think" feature in each chapter allows the students to reflect on their achievements and assume responsibility for learning.
  • An accompanying lab manual provides a direct link to enrichment activities (fifty-five activities in all, plus two additional activities that focus on exit exams in Texas and Florida) creatively designed to reinforce and extend the chapter skills.
  • Numerous textbook excerpts and adaptations of textbooks from across the disciplines are presented so that students can gain experience in reading across the content areas.
  • The “Textbook Skills” section in each of the first eleven chapters is devoted to an aspect of the chapter topic as it relates to reading college textbooks, offering motivation and information on how to get the most out of textbooks.
  • The “Visual Vocabulary” feature assists visual learners with the development of their college vocabularies through the use of images.
  • Greater application opportunities are found in Part II and its ten additional, full-length readings with questions on all of the reading skills and Part IV and its coverage of college textbook reading, reading graphics, and reading for logic.

  • Twenty-five percent of the short and long reading selections and accompanying pedagogy in the book have been revised giving students livelier, more thought-provoking reading material.
  • An enhanced SQ3R introduction incorporates graphics to illustrate the reading process, and throughout the book SQ3R prompts have been revised to better activate reading strategies.
  • Revised “Visual Vocabulary” exercises in each chapter provide students with new opportunities to interact with photographs and graphics by completing captions and answering skill-based questions. 
  • Additional practice exercises have been added to “Transitions and Thought Patterns” (Chapter 6) and “More Thought Patterns” (Chapter 7) giving students even more practice in the various organizational patterns.
  • An expanded Vocabulary Skills chapter (Chapter 2) now has material on how to use a dictionary and additional coverage of common word parts.

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE    Becoming an Effective Reader                    

Chapter 1        A Reading System for Effective Readers               

Prior Knowledge         

The Reading Process               

Before Reading: Survey and Question  

Before Reading            

During Reading: Read and Recite         

After Reading: Review 

After Reading                

Textbook Skills: Asking Questions and Reciting Answers Before, During, and After Reading               

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

Mastery Tests         

Chapter 2        Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills                

Before Reading About Vocabulary Skills          

Words Are Building Blocks                 

Context Clues: A SAGE Approach      

Synonyms        

Antonyms        

General Context          

Examples         

Textbook Skills: Using a Glossary        

Word Parts     

Roots              

Prefixes           

Suffixes           

Reading the Dictionary 

How to Read a Dictionary Entry          

Spelling and Syllables               

Parts of Speech           

Definitions       

Textbook Aids for Learning  Content Words  

Textbook Definitions                

Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary      

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills 

Mastery Tests  

Chapter 3        Stated Main Ideas    

Before Reading About Stated Main Ideas        

The Traits of a Main Idea         

Identifying the Topic of a Paragraph                 

Identifying a Topic Sentence                

The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences  

Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph

Topic Sentence Within a Paragraph      

Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph        

Topic Sentence at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph                 

The Central Idea and the Thesis Statement       

Textbook Skills: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbooks   

Chapter Review           

Applications    

Review Tests   

After Reading About Stated Main Ideas           

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 4        Supporting Details    

Before Reading About Supporting Details        

Questions for Locating Supporting Details                    

Major and Minor Details          

Creating a Summary from Annotations 

Textbook Skills: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook

Chapter Review           

Applications    

Review Tests   

After Reading About Supporting Details           

Mastery Tests  

Chapter 5        Outlines and Concept Maps             

Before Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps      

Outlines           

Concept Maps            

Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents

Chapter Review           

Applications    

Review Tests               

After Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps        

Mastery Tests    

Chapter 6        Transitions and Thought Patterns                

Before Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns                       

Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence                   

Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences                  

The Time Order Pattern           

The Space Order Pattern         

The Listing Pattern                   

The Classification Pattern         

Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks           

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns 

Mastery Tests                          

Chapter 7        More Thought Patterns        

Before Reading About More Thought Patterns             

The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern 

Comparison

Contrast          

Comparison and Contrast        

The Cause-and-Effect Pattern              

The Generalization-and-Example Pattern                      

The Definition Pattern              

Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns and Textbooks        

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About More Thought Patterns                

Mastery Tests  

Chapter 8        Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas      

Before Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas   

What Is an Implied Main Idea?

Using Supporting Details and Thought Patterns to Find Implied Main Ideas       

Finding the Implied Main Ideas of Paragraphs  

Creating a Summary from the Supporting Details                      

The Implied Central Idea         

Textbook Skills: Graphics as Details That Imply a Main Idea    

A Final Note about Experience and Perspective           

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas     

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 9        Fact and Opinion       

Before Reading About Fact and Opinion          

What Is the Difference Between Fact and Opinion?                  

Ask Questions to Identify Facts           

Note Biased Words to Identify Opinions          

Note Qualifiers to Identify Opinions                 

Think Carefully About Supposed "Facts"                      

Read Critically: Evaluate Details as Fact or Opinion in Context 

Evaluate the Context of the Passage

Evaluate the Context of the Author       

Evaluate the Context of the Source       

Textbook Skills: Fact and Opinion in Textbook Passages         

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Fact and Opinion

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 10      Tone and Purpose

Before Reading About Tone and Purpose        

What Are Tone and Purpose?              

Understand How Tone Is Established               

Identify Subjective and Objective Tone Words 

Discover the General Purpose in the Main Idea

Figure Out the Primary Purpose           

Recognize Irony Used for Special Effects         

Textbook Skills: Author’s Tone and Purpose                

Chapter Review

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Tone and Purpose           

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 11      Inferences     

Before Reading About Inferences         

Inferences: Educated Guesses              

What Is a Valid Inference?       

Making VALID Inferences and Avoiding Invalid Conclusions   

Step 1: Verify and Value the Facts       

Step 2: Assess Prior Knowledge

Step 3: Learn from the Text                 

Step 4. Investigate for Bias                  

Step 5: Detect Contradictions              

Inferences in Creative Expression                     

Textbook Skills: Inferences and Visual Aids                 

Chapter Review

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About Inferences           

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 12      The Basics of Argument       

Before Reading About the Basics of Argument             

What Is an Argument? 

Step 1. Identify the Author’s Claim and Supports                     

Step 2. Decide Whether the Supports Are Relevant                 

Step 3. Decide Whether the Supports Are Adequate                

Step 4: Check the Argument for Bias               

Textbook Skills: The Logic of Argument           

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests               

After Reading About the Basics of Argument    

Mastery Tests              

Chapter 13      Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques         

Before Reading About Advanced Argument                 

Biased Arguments        

What Is a Fallacy in Logical Thought?  

What Is Propaganda?              

Irrelevant Arguments: Fallacies 

Personal Attack           

Straw Man      

            Begging the Question               

            Irrelevant Arguments: Propaganda Techniques  

Name-Calling              

Testimonials                 

Bandwagon                 

Plain Folks                  

            Inadequate Arguments: Fallacies          

                        Either-Or         

                        False Comparison        

                        False Cause                 

Inadequate Arguments: Propaganda Techniques           

                        Card Stacking             

Transfer           

                        Glittering Generalities               

            Textbook Skills: Examining Biased Arguments  

Chapter Review           

Applications                

Review Tests   

After Reading About Advanced Argument

Mastery Tests              

PART TWO   Additional Readings             

The Connection Between Reading and Writing 

            Step 1: Prewrite           

            Step 2: Organize Your Ideas    

            Step 3: Write   

            Step 4: Edit and Revise

            Annotating a Text

            Writing a Summary      

1          One Person’s Path to Literacy                         

            Richard Wanderman

2          Native American Sports Mascots                                 

3          Messages from a Welfare Mom           

            Ramona Parish

4          Darkness at Noon       

            Harold Krents                         

5          Curbing College Drinking Starts with a Change in Attitude                    

            Sara Fritz

6          Time to Look and Listen          

            Magdoline Asfahani     

7          The Day Language Came into My Life 

            Helen Keller    

8          Neat People vs. Sloppy People

            Suzanne Britt

9          How The Crab Apple Grew                            

            Garrison Keillor                                                           

10        Coming Out, the First Time                  

            Betty DeGeneres

PART THREE           Combined-Skills Tests                      

PART FOUR Reading Enrichment                          

Appendix         Reading Graphics in Textbooks

                       

Text Credits    

Photo Credits  

Index               

    The second in a three book series, The Effective Reader, Updated Edition offers students step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials, and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources.

     

    The Updated Edition now offers more extensive coverage of key concepts such as main ideas, supporting details, thought patterns, bias, argument, and the reading process.   In response to instructors overwhelming request to address reading process first, "A Reading System for Effective Readers" is now chapter one.   Each chapter, helps students frame the reading skill it covers with practice toward developing a system for reading.

     

    Numerous practices, review and application sets, review tests, and mastery tests in each chapter provide teachers and students with extensive assessment materials. Each chapter concludes with a chapter summary, three or four Applications, six Review Tests, and eight Mastery Tests. All practice materials are formatted for easy grading.

     

    Ten additional readings in Part II (from both textbook and non-textbook sources) are accompanied by an extensive apparatus, with questions on all of the reading skills (main idea, patterns of organization, vocabulary, supporting details, inferences, critical reading, and so on) for each individual reading. Fifteen additional combined-skills tests are provided in Part III. Part IV includes materials on reading textbooks and reading graphics

     

    A supplementary Lab Manual ends the book. Each of the book's 65 lab activities has a printed component (in the textbook) and an online component (on the Companion Website at http://www.ablongman.com/henry). Instructors can choose to use only the print component (for those who are not Web-savvy) or both the print and online components.
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    The Effective Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become effective readers and critical thinkers.

     

    The author integrates reading skills with the reading process (SQ3R) to produce more effective readers and lead students to discover the power and pleasure of reading.  Providing step-by-step reading instruction, a wide range of practice and test materials (including a separate lab manual), and a rich selection of readings from textbooks and other sources, the author makes students responsible for their reading and improves mastery of the major reading skills while teaching students to develop a system for reading.

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