Developing reading versatility /

Developing reading versatility /

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Author / Creator:Adams, W. Royce
Edition:2d ed.
Imprint:New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1977.
Description:xii, 351 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Reading
Reading comprehension
Reading comprehension.
Reading (Higher education)
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/145603
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ISBN:0030899311
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • To the Student
  • Unit 1. Literal Comprehension
  • Chapter 1. Developing Vocabulary Skills
  • Introduction to Vocabulary Development
  • Introducing Malcolm X and "How I Discovered Words: A Homemade Education"
  • A.. Learning New Words: Three Methods
  • Method 1. A Vocabulary Notebook or Computer Compilation
  • Method 2. The Column Folds
  • Method 3. Vocabulary Cards
  • Application 1. Learning New Words
  • Check Test
  • B.. Learning Words in Context
  • Practice B-1. Contextual Hints
  • Practice B-2. Signal Words
  • Practice B-3. Contextual Examples
  • Practice B-4. Definition Clues
  • Practice B-5. Contextual Clues in Paragraphs
  • Practice B-6. Quick Quiz
  • C.. Learning Word Parts and Structure
  • Practice C-1. Prefixes That Express Negativity and Reversal
  • Practice C-2. Prefixes That Express Time and Place
  • Practice C-3. Miscellaneous Prefixes
  • Practice C-4. Quick Quiz
  • Practice C-5. Noun Suffixes
  • Practice C-6. More Noun Suffixes
  • Practice C-7. Miscellaneous Suffixes
  • Practice C-8. Roots
  • Practice C-9. More Roots
  • Application 2. Finding Word Parts in Other Readings
  • Practice C-10. Quick Quiz
  • D.. Learning Dictionary Skills
  • Practice D-1. Pronunciation Keys
  • Practice D-2. Word Entry Knowledge
  • Practice D-3. Finding Information
  • Practice D-4. Quick Quiz
  • Practice D-5. How Words Get in the Dictionary: "Give Us Your Scuzzbuckets"
  • Practice D-6. "What You Should Look for in a Dictionary"
  • Application 3. Evaluating Your Own Dictionary
  • E.. Putting It All Together
  • Practice E-1. Introducing Sherman Alexie and "Superman and Me"
  • Practice E-2. Timed Reading: "In Praise of the F Word"
  • Chapter 2. Developing Literal Recall
  • A.. Finding the Topic, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
  • Practice A-1. Recognizing Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
  • Practice A-2. Separating Main Ideas from Supporting Details
  • Practice A-3. More on Main Ideas
  • Application 1. Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
  • B.. Reading for Main Ideas: Paragraph Patterns
  • Practice B-1. Finding Main Ideas through Paragraph Patterns
  • Application 2. Finding Paragraph Patterns
  • Practice B-2. Main Ideas in Longer Passages
  • C.. Finding an Author's Thesis
  • Practice C-1. "Congress Must Send Spammers a Message"
  • Practice C-2. "War on Prejudice Starts with Ourselves"
  • D.. Summarizing as a Way to Test Your Understanding
  • Practice D-1. Practice in Summarizing
  • Practice D-2. More Summarizing
  • Practice D-3. And Still More on Summarizing
  • Application 3. Summarizing Materials of Your Own Choice
  • E.. Flexible Reading Rates
  • F.. Putting It All Together
  • Practice F-1. "Thinking: A Neglected Art"
  • Practice F-2. Timed Reading: "Putting Reading in Its Proper Place"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Chapter 3. Developing Computer Reading Skills
  • A.. Reading on the World Wide Web
  • Practice A-1. Reading on the World Wide Web
  • Practice A-2. Understanding Web Sites
  • B.. Reviewing Summarizing
  • Practice B-1. Summarizing "Web Reading Tips"
  • Practice B-2. Summarizing "You've Got Mail! Oh, No!!"
  • C.. Practices Using the Internet
  • Practice C-1. Using Search Engines
  • Practice C-2. On Your Own: An Internet Training Guide
  • Practice C-3. Visiting Sites on the Internet
  • D.. Putting It All Together
  • Practice D-1. Reading about Internet Literacy "Case Study: The State of the Onion"
  • Practice D-2. Timed Reading: "How Students Get Lost in Cyberspace"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Unit 2. Critical Comprehension
  • Chapter 4. Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
  • A.. Fact-Finding
  • Practice A-1. Fact-Finding
  • Practice A-2. More Fact-Finding
  • Practice A-3. Fact versus Opinion
  • Practice A-4. Interpreting "Facts"
  • Practice A-5. Comparing "Facts"
  • "Do We Need God in the Pledge?"
  • "Government Shouldn't Impose Religion on Citizens"
  • B.. Reading Opinions of Others
  • Practice B-1. "How Good Are Your Opinions?"
  • Practice B-2. Evaluating Differing Opinions
  • Part A. "Should Executions Be Televised?"
  • Part B. "The Victim Will Not Get Equal Time"
  • Practice B-3. Quick Quiz on Fact/Opinion
  • C.. Detecting Propaganda
  • Practice C-1. Detecting Propaganda Techniques
  • Practice C-2. "Detecting Propaganda"
  • Application 1. Recognizing Propaganda at Work
  • D.. Putting it All Together
  • Practice D-1. Introducing Ishmael Reed and "America: The Multinational Society"
  • Practice D-2. Timed Reading: "Cloning Could Halt Human Evolution"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Chapter 5. Recognizing Tone, Figurative Language, and Point of View
  • A.. Recognizing Intent, Attitude, and Tone
  • Practice A-1. "How Much Is Enough?"
  • Practice A-2. "It's an Embarrassment of Stuff, Not Riches"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • B.. Recognizing Figurative Language
  • Practice B-1. Identifying Literal versus Figurative Language
  • Practice B-2. Recognizing Tone through Figurative Language
  • Practice B-3. "Thirst for a Hero" from the Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Practice B-4. "Hollywood Plays to the Pimply"
  • Application 1. Finding Figurative Language in Other Materials
  • C.. Comparing Biased Points of View
  • Practice C-1. Comparing Two Authors
  • Practice C-2. Are We Overemphasizing the Importance of a Four-Year College Degree? "There Are Other Ways to Win"
  • Practice C-3. "It's about Empowerment, Not Jobs"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • D.. Putting it All Together
  • Practice D-1. "Gods are Created in Our Own Image"
  • Practice D-2. Timed Reading: "Press Freedom under Assault at Home and Abroad"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Chapter 6. Recognizing Inferences, Drawing Conclusions, and Evaluating Arguments
  • A.. Recognizing Inferences
  • Practice A-1. Drawing Inferences
  • Practice A-2. Recognizing Inferences
  • B.. Recognizing Inferences and Facts
  • Practice B-1. Drawing Inferences from Facts
  • Practice B-2. Drawing Inferences from Descriptive Passages
  • C.. Drawing Conclusions Using Induction and Deduction
  • Practice C-1. Drawing Conclusions from Paragraphs
  • Practice C-2. Arguments and Responses
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Practice C-3. Identify Logical Fallacies
  • Practice C-4. Evaluating Pros and Cons of an Argument: Is School Violence Caused
  • Application 1. Recognizing Attitude, Bias, and Inference in Other Materials
  • D.. Putting it All Together
  • Practice D-1. "The Debate over the Legalization of Marijuana: An Overview"
  • Practice D-2. Timed Reading: "Self-Esteem Is Earned, Not Learned"
  • Practice D-3. Timed Reading: "Push for De-Emphasis of College Sports"
  • Practice D-4. Timed Reading: "Women Have What It Takes"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Unit 3. Affective Comprehension
  • Chapter 7. Developing Affective Awareness
  • A.. Responding Affectively
  • Practice A-1. An Ad
  • Practice A-2. Another Ad
  • Practice A-3. An Essay: "When Television Ate My Best Friend"
  • Practice A-4. A Modern Fable: "The Princess and the Tin Box"
  • Application 1. Responding Affectively to an Advertisement
  • B.. Recognizing Images and Analogies in Affective Language
  • Images and Analogies: "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner"
  • Practice B-1. Lines from Poetry
  • Practice B-2. Images in a Poem: "Oh, My Love Is like a Red, Red Rose"
  • Practice B-3. Intent and Attitude in a Poem: "Metaphors"
  • Practice B-4. Two Versions of the Lord's Prayer
  • Practice B-5. Quick Quiz
  • C.. Putting it All Together
  • Practice C-1. An Essay: "Fresh Start"
  • Practice C-2. A Poem: "Introduction to Poetry"
  • Practice C-3. Narration: Introducing Langston Hughes and "Salvation"
  • Application 2. Recognizing Images in Affective Language
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Chapter 8. Reading Affectively Effectively
  • A.. Reading Short Stories Affectively
  • Practice A-1. Images in Fiction
  • Practice A-2. Reacting to Fictional Passages
  • Practice A-3. "The Story of an Hour"
  • Practice A-4. "The Stolen Party"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Practice A-5. Introducing Gary Soto and "1, 2, 3"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • B.. Reading Exposition Affectively
  • Practice B-1. "Time to Look and Listen"
  • Practice B-2. "The Barrio"
  • Application 1. Practicing Aesthetic Awareness
  • C.. Putting it All Together
  • Practice C-1. Introducing Barbara Kingsolver and "Queen of Nothing"
  • Practice C-2. "Paradise"
  • Questions for Group Discussion
  • Appendices
  • Study-Reading Strategies
  • The SQ3R Study Technique
  • Surveying Textbooks
  • Surveying Chapter Assignments in Textbooks
  • Marking and Underlining Textbooks
  • Taking Reading Notes
  • Mapping: Another Type of Note Taking
  • Scanning Graphic Aids
  • Test-Taking Strategies
  • Scoring Well on Essay Tests
  • What to Do with Tests after You Get Them Back
  • Timed Readings Conversion Charts
  • Student Record Chart
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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