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Skilled Reader, The (with MyReadingLab), 2/E
D.J. Henry, Daytona State College

ISBN-10: 0205606717
ISBN-13: 9780205606719

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2008
Format: Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 672 pp
Published: 11/12/2007

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The Skilled Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become skilled 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.


  • 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.
  • An accompanying lab manual (now separated from the text in the second edition) 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.
  • 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.
  • A new appendix “ESL Reading Tips” offers reading strategies and activities to aid students who are in the process of acquiring English.
  • 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. 

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE Becoming a Skilled Reader

Chapter 1 A Reading System for Skilled Readers

Prior Knowledge

The Reading Process

Before Reading: Survey and Question

Applying the Before Reading Step: “Before Reading” Activities

During Reading: Read and Recite

After Reading: Review

Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading--Asking Questions and

Recording Answers

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

Mastery Tests

Chapter 2 Vocabulary in Context

Before Reading About Vocabulary in Context

The Importance of Words

Context Clues: A SAGE Approach

Synonyms

Antonyms

General Context

Examples

Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Vocabulary in Context

Mastery Tests

Chapter 3 Vocabulary-Building Skills

Before Reading About Vocabulary-Building Skills

Word Parts

Roots

Prefixes

Suffixes

Additional Word Parts

The Dictionary

How to Find Words in the Dictionary

How to Read a Dictionary Entry

Textbook Skills: Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words

Content Words

Textbook Definitions

Glossaries

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Vocabulary Building Skills

Mastery Tests

Chapter 4 Topics and Main Ideas

Before Reading About Topics and Main Ideas

Topics

General and Specific Ideas

Identifying the Topic of a Paragraph

Main Ideas

Supporting Details

Textbook Skills: Topics in Headings

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Topics and Main Ideas

Mastery Tests

Chapter 5 Locating Stated Main Ideas

Before Reading About Locating Stated Main Ideas

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

Textbook Skills: The Central Idea and the Thesis Statement

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Locating Stated Main Ideas

Mastery Tests

The Skilled Reader, chapter 6 contents

Chapter 6 Supporting Details

Before Reading About Supporting Details

Questions for Locating Supporting Details

Major and Minor Details

Textbook Skills: Ideas from General to Specific: Creating a Summary

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Supporting Details

Mastery Tests

Chapter 7 Outlines and Concept Maps

Before Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps

Outlines

Concept Maps

Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents in a Textbook

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Outline and Concept Maps

Mastery Tests

Chapter 8 Transitions and Thought Patterns

Before Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns

The Purpose of 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 Sills: Transitions and Clear Information

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns

Mastery Tests

Chapter 9 More Thought Patterns

Before Reading About More Thought Patterns

The Comparison-and-Contrast Patterns

The Comparison Pattern

The Contrast Pattern

The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern

The Cause-and-Effect Pattern

The Generalization-and-Example Pattern

Textbook Skills: The Definition Pattern

A Final Note: Thought Patterns and Textbooks

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About More Thought Patterns

Mastery Tests

Chapter 10 Implied Main Ideas

Before Reading About Implied Main Ideas

An Introduction to Implied Main Ideas

Studying Supporting Details to Identify and State the Topic

Using Topics, Supporting Details, and Thought Patterns to Determine the Implied Main

Idea

Annotating the Paragraph to Determine the Implied Main Idea

Creating a One-Sentence Summary from Supporting Details

Textbook Skills: Pictures as Details

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Implied Main Ideas

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

Textbook Skills: Inferences and Photos

Chapter Review

Applications

Review Tests

After Reading About Inferences

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

 

Shoulders

    Nels Gould

Finding My Voice

    Maria Housden

A Dad at the Final Frontier

   Marc Parent

Close Again

   Marion Bond West

I’ve Seen the Worst That War Can Do

   Nikolay Palchikoff

Growing Up With Two Moms

   Megan McGuire

Want to Do Better on the Job? Listen Up!

   Diane Cole

Sojourner Truth (Textbook Skills)

    John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes

Confessions

    Amy Tan

To Walk in Beauty

    Bear Heart

PART THREE Combined-Skills Tests

PART FOUR Reading Enrichment

Appendix A ESL Reading Tips

Appendix B Reading Graphics

Appendix C Word Parts






    The Skilled Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become skilled 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.

  • 0205573185Skilled Reader, The (book alone), 2/E
    Henry
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    ISBN-10: 0205573185 | ISBN-13: 9780205573189
    URL: http://www.ablongman.com/henryskilled2e
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For Introductory Reading (6-9 grade level)


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