Guide to College Reading (with MyReadingLab), 7/E
Kathleen T. McWhorter, Niagara County Community College

ISBN-10: 032145507X
ISBN-13: 9780321455079

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper Package; 624 pp
Published: 06/28/2006

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Designed for use in the first reading course, Guide to College Reading focuses on the key areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary improvement, and textbook reading while addressing the learning characteristics, attitudes, and motivational levels of reading students.

 

Guide to College Reading is intended to equip students with the skills they need to handle the diverse reading demands of college courses and guide them in becoming active learners and critical thinkers. The Seventh Edition offers students a new Contemporary Issues Mini-Reader, new tips in each chapter on taking reading tests, Internet activities for skill reinforcement, a revised and updated section on reading graphics, a new section on reading across the disciplines, and a new section on reading and evaluating electronic sources. The new edition uses a visually appealing four-color design, including interactive visual chapter openers.


  • Metacognition, critical thinking, and learning styles. Critical thinking and metacognition are hallmarks of the McWhorter series. Critical thinking is incorporated throughout the text in instruction, exercises, and readings. Metacognitive activities include teaching students how to evaluate their own learning styles to increase their ability to read college material successfully.
  • Integration of reading and writing. Exercises that ask students to respond by writing sentences and paragraphs after reading help students understand the critical connection between these two activities.
  • Visual design. Numerous diagrams and drawings help students visualize how reading material can be organized. High-interest photographs and artwork appeal to the visual learner. Chapter summaries are well-designed to increase student interaction with the text.
  • "Previewing This Text" section in the Student Preface helps students identify key features of the text before they begin their reading.
  • Chapter "Mastery Tests" (multiple-choice questions that are removable for easy grading) help teachers evaluate student progress in individual skills quickly.
  • Chapter-ending readings give immediate practice for chapter skills and aid in transferring these skills to actual reading situations.
  • "Learning Style Tips" throughout the book reinforce material introduced earlier and teach students how to apply knowledge of their individual learning styles to learn new skills.

  • New Four-Color Design. The new four-color design makes the text more visually appealing and the illustrations more effective.
  • Contemporary Issues Mini-Reader. Comprising a new Part Six of the book, a contemporary issues mini reader offers four pairs of readings on topics of current interest: gay marriage, vegetarianism, euthanasia, and human organ sales. Each reading begins with   prereading questions and a vocabulary preview; each reading is followed by comprehension, critical reading and thinking, words in context, vocabulary review, summarizing and discussion questions. Writing exercises are also included. Each pair of readings concludes with “Integrating the Readings” questions.
  • Tips for Taking Reading Tests. Because many students must pass exit or competency exams, each chapter offers suggestions for approaching or answering specific types of questions included in reading tests. For example, students learn how to answer questions that test their ability to identify main ideas, details, and organization patterns. They also learn how to answer inferential questions and those that require critical interpretation.
  • New Section on Reading and Evaluating Electronic Sources. Given the increased use of the Internet in both daily life and academic situations, students need to approach these sources efficiently and critically. A new section of Chapter 10 discusses how electronic sources differ from print sources and require different types of reading and thinking, introduces the various types of web sites, and guides students in evaluating content, accuracy, and timeliness of Web sites.
  • New Section on Disciplinary Reading Skills. A brief section has been added to Chapter 9 to encourage students to adapt their reading skills to the unique demands of different academic disciplines.
  • New Interactive Internet Activities. Included in each chapter, these activities encourage students to explore applications of chapter skills using Internet sources. For example, to reinforce vocabulary learning, students are encouraged to visit the Wordsmith Web site and receive a new word each day by email and to explore the Merriam Webster web site, comparing thesaurus and dictionary entries.   Other activities encourage students to take a online practice reading comprehension test, analyze the reliability of graphics, explore types of concept maps, and complete an online fact or opinion quiz.
  • New Chapter Opening Images. Each chapter starts with an image related to the content of the chapter to pique students’ interest and engage them in the subject material.

    • Preface.

     

    Quick Guide to This Book      

     

    How Do You READ?    

     

    1. Successful Attitudes toward Reading and Learning.

    Start with a Positive Attitude.

    Build Your Concentration.

    Analyze Your Learning Style.

    Learning Style Questionnaire.

    Pay Attention to Comprehension Signals.

    Work on Improving Your Comprehension.

    Self-Test Summary.

    Getting More Help With…Active Reading Skills.

    Test Taking Tips: Start With the Right Attitude.

            Mastery Test 1: Reading Selection: Primary Colors, Kim McLarin .

    I. VOCABULARY: THE KEY TO MEANING.

    2. Using Context Clues.

    What is Context?      

    Types of Context Clues.

    The Limitations of Context Clues.

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Context Clues.

    Test Taking Tips: Using Context.

            Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills.

            Mastery Test 2: Vocabulary Skills.

            Mastery Test 3: Vocabulary Skills.

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Climbing Mt. Everest, Seaborn “Beck” Weathers.

    3. Learning Word Parts.

    Finding Meanings in Compound Words.

    Learning Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.

    Prefixes.

    Roots.

    Suffixes.   

    How to Use Word Parts.

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Word Parts .

    Test Taking Tips: Using Word Parts.

            Mastery Test 1: Vocabulary Skills .

            Mastery Test 2: Vocabulary Skills .

            Mastery Test 3: Vocabulary Skills .

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: The Dolphin Affair, Dan Greenburg .

    4. Learning New Words.

    Word Information Sources.

    Using Your Dictionary.

    Pronouncing Unfamiliar Words.

    A System for Learning New Words.

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Learning New Words .

    Test Taking Tips: Taking Vocabulary Tests.

            Mastery Test 1: Dictionary Skills .

            Mastery Test 2: Dictionary Skills .

            Mastery Test 3: Dictionary Skills .

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: She Said Yes! She Said Yes! She Said Yes!, Michael Kernan .  

    II. COMPREHENSION SKILLS.

    5. Reading as Thinking.

    Preview.

    Develop Questions to Guide Your Reading.

    Read for Meaning.

    Test Your Recall as You Read.

    Review after You Read..

    Building a System: SQ3R. .

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Understanding What You Read.

    Test Taking Tips: Reading Comprehension Passages.

            Mastery Test 1: Thinking Skills .

            Mastery Test 2: Thinking Skills .

            Mastery Test 3: Thinking Skills, The Real World: Bilingual Children, Conger and Galambos .

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Body Piercing and Tattooing, Rebecca J. Donatelle .

    6. Understanding Paragraphs: Topics, Stated Main Ideas, and Implied Main Ideas.

    General and Specific Ideas.

    Identifying the Topic.

    Finding the Stated Main Idea.

    Identifying Topic Sentences.

    Implied Main Ideas.

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Topics and Main Ideas.

    Test Taking Tips: Answering Questions on the Topic and Main Idea.

            Mastery Test 1: Inference Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Don’t Ask, Deborah Tannen .  

    7. Understanding Paragraphs: Supporting.

    Details and Transitions.  

    Recognizing Supporting Details.  

    Types of Supporting Details.  

    Transitions.  

    Paraphrasing Paragraphs.  

    Self-Test Summary .  

    Getting More Help With…Supporting Details and Transitions.

    Test Taking Tip: Answering Questions about Supporting Details.

            Mastery Test 1: Sentence Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: The Beautiful Laughing Sisters, Mary Pipher .  

    8. Following the Author’s Thought Patterns.

    Six Common Thought Patterns.  

    Other Useful Patterns of Organization.  

    Self-Test Summary .  

    Getting More Help With…Thought Patterns.

    Test Taking Tips: Answering Questions about Organizational Patterns .

            Mastery Test 1: Sentence Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Paragraph Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Right Place, Wrong Face, Alton Fitzgerald White .

    III. TEXTBOOK READING SKILLS.

    9. Reading Textbook Chapters.

    Textbook Learning Aids.  

    How Textbook Chapters Are Organized.

    Approaching Textbooks in New Fields of Study.

    Reading Technical Material.  

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Reading Textbooks.

    Test-Taking Tips: Studying for Exams in Your Other Courses.

            Mastery Test 1: Technical Writing Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Textbook Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Textbook Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Legible Clothing, Joseph A. DeVito .  

    10. Reading Graphic and Electronic Information.

    A General Approach to Graphics.  

    Types of Graphics.  

    Charts.  

    Types of Electronic Learning Aids.  

    Internet Sources.  

    Self-Test Summary.  

    Getting More Help With…Reading Graphic and Electronic Sources.

            Mastery Test 1: Graphic Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Graphic Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Graphic Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Diversity in U.S. Families, James M. Henslin .

    11. Organizing and Remembering Information.

    Highlighting and Marking.  

    Outlining.  

    Mapping.  

    Summarizing.  

    Immediate and Periodic Review.  

    Self-Test Summary .

    Getting More Help With…Organizing and Remembering Information.

    Test-Taking Tips: Using Highlighting and Summarizing .  

            Mastery Test 1: Highlighting Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Mapping and Summarizing Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Outlining Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Planning a Fitness Program, Rebecca J. Donatelle .  

    IV. CRITICAL READING.

    12. Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose.

    Connotative Meanings.  

    Implied Meanings.  

    Figurative Language.  

    Understanding the Author’s Purpose.  

    Getting More Help With…Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose.

    Test-Taking Tips: Answering Inference Questions .

    Self-Test Summary .  

            Mastery Test 1: Interpretative Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Interpretative Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Interpretative Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Dreams for Sale, Kenneth R. Weiss .  

    13. Evaluating: Asking Critical Questions.

    What Is the Source of the Material?  

    Is an Internet Source Reliable?  

    What Is the Authority of the Author?  

    Does the Writer Make Assumptions?  

    Is the Author Biased?  

    Is the Writing Slanted?  

    How Does the Writer Support His or Her Ideas?  

    Is It Fact or Opinion?  

    Does the Writer Make Value Judgments?  

    Self-Test Summary .  

    Getting More Help With…Evaluating.

    Test-Taking Tips: Answering Questions about Sources .

            Mastery Test 1: Critical Reading Skills .  

            Mastery Test 2: Critical Reading Skills .  

            Mastery Test 3: Critical Reading Skills .  

            Mastery Test 4: Reading Selection: Arming Myself With a Gun Is Not the Answer, Bronwyn Jones .

    V. A FICTION MINI READER.

    Reading and Interpreting Short Stories.  

    The Story of An Hour, Kate Chopin.

    Thank You, M’am, Langston Hughes.

    The Chaser, John Collier.

    The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe.

    The Lady, or the Tiger?, Frank R. Stockton.

    VI. A CONTEMPORARY ISSUES MINI READER.

    Issue 1: Vegetarianism.

    Why Go Veg?, Barbara Tunick.

    “I Don’t Eat Red Meat”: A Health Strategy or a Platitude?, Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter.

    Issue 2:   Gay Marriage.

    Why the M Word Matters to Me, Andrew Sullivan.

    Should Gay Marriage Be Legally Recognized? No, Ron Crews.

    Issue 3:   The Right to Die.

    What to Do About Terri, Richard Jerome, with Lori Rozsa and Don Sider.

    When Living Is a Fate Worse than Death, Christine Mitchell.

    Issue 4:   Human Organ Donation.

    The Case for Selling Human Organs, Ronald Bailey.

    In Science’s Name, Lucrative Trade in Body Parts, John M. Broder, Sandra Blakeslee, Charlie LeDuff, and Andrew Pollack.

    Progress Charts.

     

    Endnotes.

     

    Credits.

     

    Index.

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