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Academic Reading: College Major and Career Applications focuses on developing essential reading skills while showing students how to adapt them to specific academic disciplines and career fields.
Kathleen McWhorter offers a unique, contextualized approach that focuses on academic reading skills and also motivates students towards a particular area of interest or field of study. Readers learn important comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills, as well as how to adapt these skills to study specific academic disciplines. While doing so, they also learn what each discipline involves and explore the available career paths. As an end result, Academic Reading teaches essential reading skills while opening up new academic and career possibilities.
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Advance praise for Reading Now
Presenting the skills together is brilliant
I think the idea to cover all of the skills up front and reinforce later is a clever idea. It is difficult to teach the reading process in an artificially segmented way.
--Laurel Severino, Santa Fe College
I love that the pre-reading questions ask them to look at the picture/graph before they read. This helps developmental reading students understand the importance of previewing the photos/graphs.
--Barbara Kashi, Cypress College
I LOVE the use of photographs and graphs, etc. Visuals are very important to readers, they draw the reader in and help them understand what the author is trying to say. Readers learn to use picture clues early on, and if we use them they make the reading selections more interesting for those visual learners.
--Eileen P. Steeples, Middlesex Community College
The first two chapters are excellent. Presenting the “big picture” at the beginning is not done nearly enough in developmental reading textbooks. Students are going to be reading many things in their other classes and need to have an overview as soon as possible. Helping students to see the big picture right at the start is an excellent idea. I really like the major comprehension concepts introduced right at the beginning. Too often developmental reading instruction is presented as a combination of discrete skills. The reality is that all of it relates together. This synthesis of ideas/concepts is very appealing to me.
--Linda Huber Mininger, Harrisburg Area Community College
I like the inclusion of photographs a lot! They are real and students can respond to them in open-ended ways, where cartoons or graphs may require deeper thinking to come to the “right” answer. I think they add tremendously to the chapters, not just for the aesthetic quality of them, but because the author asks the reader to think about them, to answer questions about them, to “read” them, it engages the reader.
--Lynette D. Shaw-Smith, Benedictine University at Springfield
Students are more interested in reading and analyzing current trends and issues, such as politics and global warming. I have seen that using these types of materials have a greater impact on my students’ ability to do well in class when current events are used rather than old material from textbooks. Therefore, I would like to use a text that has up to date material.
--Marisol Varela, Miami Dade College
I love the tone and way the author presents the information. It is very approachable and conversational. I teach my students to ask similar questions with my students in an effort to make them active readers… to show them how to interact with the text… and these questions apply to various types of texts and summarize the reading process very well.
--Karen Larmon Whalen, Collin College
The best part of the book is the selection of readings.
--Lynette D. Shaw-Smith, Benedictine University at Springfield
The questions before and after the reading selections are amazingly comprehensive, thought-provoking, cover the basic skills, but also “dig a little deeper” so the reader makes text-to-self connections, learns vocabulary in a context, is engaged in before, during and after reading strategies… The author designed these questions based on what the reading research suggestions effective readers do, the strategies they have internalized, which our developmental students need help mastering and applying.
--Lynette D. Shaw-Smith, Benedictine University at Springfield
I like the diversity of texts and genres. I like how some of the readings can really help them in the time of their life right now — a subtle message being taught when practicing the skills of reading — nice touch! And I found the articles that I skimmed through very attention-getting and interesting, and I’m sure my students would feel the same way. The literature based readings are good also.
--Rachel Evans, St. Charles Community College
Overall, I feel that the material covered in Reading Now is a complete and comprehensive manual for teaching students how to improve their reading comprehension.
--Rachel Evans, St. Charles Community College
I really liked the chapter content. I sincerely appreciate the vocabulary section as this could potentially eliminate the need for a separate, more costly, vocabulary book purchase. I appreciated the Internet activities because students today are on the Internet more than ever and they enjoy using it for their coursework.
-Melanie Ward, Tyler Junior College
The themes are appealing and seem applicable to real-world reading that a college student is required to complete.
--Linda Huber Mininger, Harrisburg Area Community College
The holistic and specific-skills approach is totally unique. I think it is a more natural way to learn reading skills which engages the brain in problem solving.
--Sandra Jones, Community College of Baltimore County
The readings are current and very interesting and provocative. I think they would also spark discussion and debate and group projects. They excite the teacher in me to think of additional activities for small group work. It is important that one textbook reading is included in each chapter. Students need “real” textbook excerpts to practice the skills on in preparation for their general education classes.
--Sandra Jones, Community College of Baltimore County
The readings are appropriate and interesting. They cover a variety of topics and are timely. They seem to be at the proper level for our developmental students.
--Helen L. Streicher, Kankakee Community College
I found the readings to be very valid for the course. They are real world, relevant, and cross-curricular, three things I struggle to find each semester.
-Melanie Ward, Tyler Junior College
Synopsis
The Master Reader combines solid skill instruction with a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become master 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 by guiding them to improve mastery of the major reading skills while teaching students to develop a system for reading.
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Synopsis
Guide to College Reading was written 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.
Designed for use in the first level 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.
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Synopsis
Reading Across the Disciplines provides reading strategies for a variety of
academic disciplines (more than any other available text), concise skill instruction, and extensive practice to improve college-level reading and thinking skills.
Reading Across the Disciplines is organized into three parts for flexibility and ease-of-use. Part One presents a brief skill introduction (in handbook format) introducing students to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. Part Two has twelve chapters, each containing three readings representative of a different academic discipline.
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Structured Reading is grounded in the theory that students learn best from guided, hands-on experience with complete, not partial, reading selections. This text approaches students with detailed instruction in the separate skills areas that assure movement to college-level reading abilities, followed by extensive, repeated practice found in a variety of essays from books, magazines, and texts.
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Read to Succeed engages students in academic reading through its thematic organization around academic disciplines, an abundance of readings drawn from a variety of sources, and a sustained focus on vocabulary building.
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Reading Now engages students through thematic content to connect meaning with reading skill development and a richly illustrated design that delivers key concepts in an inviting way.
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Breaking Through provides instruction and practice on the reading and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning by providing a high volume of actual college textbook and academic selections for application opportunities.
The use of actual college textbook passages offers immediate modeling and application of college study and reading skills at a realistic level. Students apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters.
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For courses in Introductory Reading (6-9 grade level).
This package includes MyReadingLab™.
Guides students in how to read, comprehend, and retain college-level material
The lower-level (roughly grades 6-9) text in Brenda Smith’s two-book series, Breaking Through: College Reading, Eleventh Edition motivates and helps equip students with the skills they need to achieve their academic and career goals. The text emphasizes the building of prior knowledge – or schemata – one of the most critical elements in helping developing readers achieve.
The use of actual college textbook passages offers immediate modeling and application of study and reading skills at a realistic level. Students first apply each skill to short textbook passages. They then build toward applying multiple skills to the longer academic selections that conclude most chapters.
Personalize Learning with MyReadingLab™
MyReadingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them develop their reading skills and promotes transference of those skills to college-level work. The three selections found at the conclusion of most chapters – including the apparatus built around them – are now available in MyReadingLab, giving students and instructors an even easier way of doing, evaluating, and tracking the course work.
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Synopsis
This skills-based Reading text/series addresses a major challenge in the course -- engaging students -- by giving them diverse and relevant readings with integrated coverage of learning styles.
About the Author
LeeAnn Morris Bio
Dr. LeeAnn Morris has over 20 years of community college teaching experience and is committed to helping students achieve their college and career goals. She takes great satisfaction in continuing Brenda Smith’s legacy of excellence by shepherding Breaking Through: College Reading through its 9th and 10th editions and Bridging the Gap: College Reading through its 10th and soon to be published 11th editions.
LeeAnn is a Distinguished Faculty professor at San Jacinto College near Houston and has been honored there with the Outstanding Faculty Award. She served as chair of the College Preparatory Department and is delighted to return to the classroom fulltime this fall to teach two levels of integrated reading and writing courses.
LeeAnn is an avid reader and believer in the power and pleasure of lifelong reading. She has done extensive research on reading workshop approaches for college developmental reading students. She has witnessed the satisfaction and growth that come from reading often and widely and has incorporated the reading workshop concept into her teaching and into Breaking Through and Bridging the Gap.
Table of Contents
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Preface
Part 1: Becoming a Skilled Reader 1
1 A Reading System for Skilled Readers 3
2 Vocabulary in Context 45
3 Vocabulary-Building Skills 85
4 Topics and Main Ideas 135
5 Locating Stated Main Ideas 177
6 Implied Main Ideas 219
7 Supporting Details 265
8 Outlines and Concept Maps 305
9 Transitions and Thought Patterns 345
10 More Thought Patterns 393
11 Inferences 437
Part 2
Additional Readings 471
Part 3
Combined-Skills Tests 547
Part 4
Reading Enrichment 565
Word Parts 567
ESL Reading Tips (available only in The Skilled Reader eText)
Reading Graphics (available only in The Skilled Reader eText)
Text Credits C-1
Photo Credits C-3
Index I-1
Detailed Contents
Preface
Part One: Becoming a Skilled Reader 1
Chapter 1: A Reading System for Skilled Readers 3
Define Prior Knowledge 3
Use the Reading Process with SQ3R 6
Survey and Question Before Reading 7
Survey 7
Question 8
Read and Annotate During Reading 10
Read 10
Annotate 11
Recite and Review After Reading 13
Recite 13
Review 14
Develop Textbook Skills: Ask and Answer Questions Before, During, and After Reading 16
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of the Reading Process 19
Academic Application 19
Personal Application 21
Career Application 24
Review Tests 26
After Reading About a Reading System for Skilled Readers 33
Mastery Tests 35
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of a Reading System for Skilled Readers 43
Chapter 2: Vocabulary in Context 45
Vocabulary in Context 45
Define Vocabulary 46
Analyze Context Clues Using SAGE 46
Synonyms 47
Antonyms 49
General Context 53
Examples 55
Develop Textbook Skills: Using Visual Vocabulary 57
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills 59
Academic Application 60
Personal Application 62
Career Application 64
Review Tests 65
After Reading About Vocabulary in Context 73
Mastery Tests 75
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Vocabulary in Context 83
Chapter 3: Vocabulary-Building Skills 85
Before Reading About Vocabulary-Building Skills 85
Analyze Word Parts: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes 86
Roots 88
Prefixes 90
Suffixes 92
Additional Word Parts 94
Use an Online Dictionary 94
How to Find Words in the Print Dictionary 95
How to Access and Read an Online Dictionary Entry 96
Develop Textbook Skills: Learning Content Words and Textbook Definitions 103
Content Words 103
Textbook Definitions 104
Glossaries 106
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Vocabulary-Building Skills 108
Academic Application 109
Personal Application 111
Career Application 112
Review Tests 113
After Reading About Vocabulary-Building Skills 123
Mastery Tests 125
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Vocabulary-Building Skills 132
Chapter 4: Topics and Main Ideas 135
Before Reading About Topics and Main Ideas 135
Define the Term Topic 136
Distinguish Between General Ideas and Specific Ideas 138
Identify the Topic of a Paragraph 140
Define and Identify the Main Idea of a Paragraph 143
Define and Identify Supporting Details in a Paragraph 147
Develop Textbook Skills: Identify Topics in Headings 151
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Topics and Main Ideas 153
Academic Applications 154
Personal Applications 155
Career Applications 156
Review Tests 157
After Reading About Topics and Main Ideas 166
Mastery Tests 167
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Topics and Main Ideas 175
Chapter 5: Locating Stated Main Ideas 177
Before Reading About Locating Stated Main Ideas 177
Analyze the Flow of Ideas and Identify Placement of Topic Sentences 178
Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph 178
Topic Sentence Within a Paragraph 179
Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph 182
Topic Sentences at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph 185
Recognize the Central Idea and the Thesis Statement 188
Develop Textbook Skills: Identify Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbook Passages 190
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Stated Main Ideas 192
Academic Application 192
Personal Application 193
Career Application 195
Review Tests 196
After Reading About Locating Stated Main Ideas 206
Mastery Tests 207
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Locating Stated Main Ideas 215
Chapter 6: Implied Main Ideas 217
Before Reading About Implied Main Ideas 217
Define the Term Implied Main Idea 218
Analyze Supporting Details to Identify and State the Topic 220
Determine the Implied Main Idea Using Topics, Supporting Details, and Thought Patterns 224
Annotate the Paragraph to Determine the Implied Main Idea 228
Create a Topic Sentence from Supporting Details 232
Develop Textbook Skills: Use Graphics as Details That Imply a Main Idea 236
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Implied Main Ideas 237
Academic Application 238
Personal Application 239
Career Application 240
Review Tests 241
After Reading About Implied Main Ideas 250
Mastery Tests 251
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Implied Main Ideas 259
Chapter 7: Supporting Details 261
Before Reading About Supporting Details 261
Create Questions to Locate Supporting Details 262
Distinguish Between Major and Minor Details 265
Develop Textbook Skills: Create a Summary 270
Draft a Summary: Stated Main Ideas 270
Draft a Summary: Implied Main Ideas 273
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Supporting Details 276
Academic Application 277
Personal Application 278
Career Application 280
Review Tests 281
After Reading About Supporting Details 290
Mastery Tests 291
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Supporting Details 299
Chapter 8: Outlines and Concept Maps 301
Before Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps 301
Create Outlines 302
Create Concept Maps 306
Develop Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents 309
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Outlines and Concept Maps 312
Academic Application 312
Personal Application 315
Career Application 316
Review Tests 318
After Reading About Outlines and Concept Maps 328
Mastery Tests 329
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Outlines and Concept Maps 337
Chapter 9: Transitions and Thought Patterns 339
Before Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns 339
State the Purpose of Transition Words and Thought Patterns 340
Recognize Transition Words to Determine Relationships Within a Sentence 341
Recognize Thought Patterns to Determine Relationships Between Sentences 343
Recognize the Pattern of Organization of a Passage 344
The Time Order Pattern 345
The Space Order Pattern 349
The Listing Pattern 352
The Classification Pattern 354
Develop Textbook Skills: Transitions and Clear Information 356
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Transitions and Thought Patterns 360
Academic Application 360
Personal Application 362
Career Application 364
Review Tests 366
After Reading About Transitions and Thought Patterns 374
Mastery Tests 375
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of Transitions and Thought Patterns 383
Chapter 10: More Thought Patterns 385
Before Reading About More Thought Patterns 385
Recognize the Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern and Signal Words 386
Comparison Pattern Signal Words 386
Contrast Pattern Signal Words 388
The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern 390
Recognize the Cause-and-Effect Pattern and Signal Words 393
Recognize the Generalization-and-Example Pattern and Signal Words 397
Develop Textbook Skills: Recognize the Definition-and-Example Pattern in Textbooks 399
Develop Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks 401
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of More Thought Patterns 403
Academic Applications 404
Personal Applications 405
Career Applications 406
Review Tests 408
After Reading About More Thought Patterns 418
Mastery Tests 419
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts of More Thought Patterns 427
Chapter 11: Inferences 429
Before Reading About Inferences 429
Describe Inferences as Educated Guesses 430
Make Inferences: The Role of Fact and Opinion 431
Define a Valid Inference 434
Apply the VALID Approach to Make Inferences and Avoid Invalid Conclusions 437
Step 1: Verify the Facts 438
Step 2: Assess Prior Knowledge 439
Step 3: Learn from the Text 440
Step 4: Investigate for Bias 441
Step 5: Detect Contradictions 442
Develop Textbook Skills: Inferences and Visual Aids 445
Apply Information Literacy Skills: Academic, Personal, and Career Applications of Inferences 446
Academic Application 446
Personal Application 449
Career Application 450
Review Tests 452
After Reading About Inferences 460
Mastery Tests 461
Chapter Review: Summary of Key Concepts About Inferences 469
Part 2: Additional Readings 471
The Connection Between Reading and Writing 472
Annotating a Text 472
A Readings–Writing Plan of Action 474
1 Shoulders 476
By Nels Gould
2 Women of Courage 483
By Michelle Obama
3 A Dad at the Final Frontier 490
By Marc Parent
4 A Perplexing Lesson 496
By Mark Twain
5 I’ve Seem the Worst That War Can Do 505
By Nikolay Palchikoff
6 To Tell the Truth 512
By Maya Angelou
7 What Is Exercise, and Why Should I Do It? 518
By Scott K. Powers, Stephen L. Dodd, and Erica M. Jackson
8 Conversation 525
By Joseph A. DeVito
9 The Secrets of the Bedroom 533
By Malcolm Gladwell
10 Horse Walking 541
By Bucky McMahon
Part 3: Combined-Skills Tests 547
Part 4
Reading Enrichment 567
Word Parts 569
ESL Reading Tips (available only in The Skilled Reader eText)
Reading Graphics (available only in The Skilled Reader eText)
Text Credits C-1
Photo Credits P-1
Index I-1