Getting Ahead: Fundamentals of College Reading (book alone)
JoAnn Yaworski, West Chester University

ISBN-10: 0321099664
ISBN-13: 9780321099662

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 608 pp
Published: 01/04/2005


Getting Ahead is the first (6th-9th grade) book in a new two-book reading series that focuses on critical reading skills, while covering the foundations of basic reading comprehension, including study skills, vocabulary, basic reading skills, and sentence building.

Getting Ahead  builds students' motivation -about themselves, their life situation, and their academic situation–in order to excel in both their academic and professional careers. Getting Ahead discusses the basic skills and strategies required for the simple comprehension of a written piece, coupled with an introduction to critical thinking and reading. Special attention is given to building vocabulary skills and study strategies. Getting Ahead also includes brief visual literacy exercises and appendix on sentence building.

  • “Getting Ahead” boxes provide scaffolded instruction to grammar and sentence structure, all in the effort to increase reading comprehension.
  • “Visual Literacy” boxes provide scaffolded instruction to reading images, from the simplest charts to the more detailed graphs with various levels of data, all in the effort to increase reading comprehension.
  • Cross-disciplinary readings offer scaffolded presentation of readings from all subjects and course levels that focus on the basic to most complex elements of reading, from understanding meaning within a single paragraph, to within the multiparagraph essay, to within the three-page reading.
  • Chapter on learning and teaching styles enables students to recognize the type of student they are so that they may develop a studying style most appropriate for them in order to stay motivated and confident about their academic abilities (Ch. 1).
  • Chapter on study skills offer tips on how to become a better student; covers time management, creating schedules, taking lecture notes, annotating class notes, annotating texts, creating self-exams from these notes (Ch. 2).
  • Chapter on speed reading emphasizes increased and more sophisticated comprehension of textual material, rather than on reading faster (Ch. 12).

I. READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS.

Introduction: First Steps to College Success.

Why Should I Be Motivated to Read My Textbooks?

What Motivates You?

1. Getting Ahead in College.

What Is Motivation?

What Is Intelligence and How Can I Increase It?

What Is Academic Self Image and How Do I Change Mine If It Is Low?

How Can I Improve My Study Habits?

How Is Interest Connected with Success?

How Can My Career Choice Help Me to Stay Focused?

How Does Learning Style Affect Motivation?

Teaching Style and Motivation.

2. Reading: Habits and Skills.

Managing Time.

Reading Skills–Using the PQ4R Method.

A Reading in Chemistry: “International Needs for Safe Drinking Water.”

A Reading in Interpersonal Communications: “Friends.”

A Reading in Sociology: Contemporary American Families.

3. Vocabulary: Development and Practice.

Learning Words from Textbooks.

Using the Glossary to Cross Check Meaning.

Using the Dictionary.

The Thesaurus

Word Parts.

A Reading in Memoir: “An American Childhood.”

Commonly Confused Words.

Eight Exercises for Vocabulary.

4. Main Idea and Supporting Details.

Topics.

Main Idea.

A Reading in History: “Back to the Kitchen.”

A Reading in Chemistry: “DNA Analysis.”

A Reading in Psychology: “Birth Order.”

5. Implied Main Ideas.

Main Idea Patterns.

Major and Minor Details.

The Implied Main Idea.

A Reading in Social Psychology: “Free Food for Life.”

A Reading in Biology: “The Iguana.”

A Reading in Autobiography: “Homemade Education.”

6. Text Patterns–Paragraphs.

Text Structure.

Term, Definition, and Example.

Topic and List.

Process.

Chronological Pattersn.

Other Text Patterns.

A Reading in Human Communications: “Psychological Time.”

A Reading in Physical Science: “The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere.”

A Reading in Sociology: “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

II. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

7. Inference.

Reviewing Implied Main Idea.

Making Inferences.

Types of Inferences.

Types of Reasoning.

Drawing Conclusions.

Situations that Require Inference.

A Reading in Narrative: from The Outsiders.

A Reading in American History: “The Cuban Missile Face-off.”

A Reading in Interpersonal Communications: “Gender and Listening.”

A Reading in Chemistry: “Vitamins.”

8. Purpose and Tone.

Author's Purpose.

Author's Tone.

A Reading in Anthropology: “The Yanomamo.”

A Reading in Humanities: “Stop Blaming Kids and TV.”

A Reading in Autobiography: “Maybe You Never Cry Again.”

9. Critical Thinking.

Logical Reasoning.

More complicated cause-effect relationships.

Drawing Conclusions.

A Reading in Communication: “On Communication Styles in Marriage and Family.”

A Reading in Health Sciences: “The Butterfly Effect.”

A Reading in Literature: “Opening My Eyes.”

A Reading in Mathematics: “How To Become a Good Notetaker.”

A Reading in Communications: “The Broadcast Media.”

The Night Before.

11. Preparing for Exams.

Attend Your Classes.

Study! Study! Study! Using the R2D2 System.

Key Words and Concepts for Notes.

The Night Before.

A Reading in Political Science: “Presenting the News.”

A Reading in Psychopathology: “The Different Types of Text Anxiety.”

A Reading in Interpersonal Communication: “The Excuse.”

12. Reading Speed.

What Is Speed Reading?

Calculating Your Reading Speed.

What Is Reading Rate?

Increasing Reading Speed.

A Reading in Developmental Psychology: “Health and Fitness.”

A Reading in Developmental Psychology: “Exercise.”

A Reading in Developmental Psychology: “ More Benefits to Exercise.”

APPENDIX: Sentence Structure and Patterns.

Parts of Speech.

Nouns.

Pronouns.

Adjectives.

Verbs.

Adverbs.

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases.

Simple Subjects and Predicates.

Complete Subjects and Predicates.

Sentence Patterns.

A Reading in Geography: “Brazil.”

A Reading in Chemistry: “Photovoltaics: Plugging in the Sun.”

A Reading in Psychology: “What Makes Love Last?”

    Getting Ahead is the first (6th-9th grade) book in a new two-book reading series that focuses on critical reading skills, while covering the foundations of basic reading comprehension, including study skills, vocabulary, basic reading skills, and sentence building.

     

    Getting Ahead  builds students' motivation -about themselves, their life situation, and their academic situation–in order to excel in both their academic and professional careers. Getting Ahead discusses the basic skills and strategies required for the simple comprehension of a written piece, coupled with an introduction to critical thinking and reading. Special attention is given to building vocabulary skills and study strategies. Getting Ahead also includes brief visual literacy exercises and appendix on sentence building.

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