Synopses & Reviews
Reading Across the Disciplines has been a popular textbook with instructors whose students do not require an abundance of skill instruction and who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines. To prepare students for the expectations of higher education, Kathleen McWhorter uses high-interest readings from a variety of academic sources and provides concise reading skills with immediate practice for reinforcement. Discipline-specific reading skills offer tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, so students learn content as well as strategy. Concise skill instruction with extensive practice, twelve academic disciplines represented through high-interest readings, Discipline-specific reading skills tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, Active read skills instruction teaches students to approach reading as a process requiring involvement and response. 9th - 12th grade level reading courses where only concise skill instruction is needed, and with a process approach to reading, Instructors who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines.
Synopsis
Reading Across the Disciplines provides reading strategies for a variety of academic disciplines, concise skill instruction, and extensive practice to improve college-level reading and thinking skills.
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Table of Contents
Ten Success Strategies for Learning and Studying Academic Disciplines
Part One A Handbook for Reading and Thinking in College
1 Active Reading and Thinking Strategies
2 Vocabulary Building
3 Thesis, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Transitions
4 Organizational Patterns
5 Making Inferences
6 Critical Reading
7 Organizing Ideas
8 Improving and Adjusting Your Reading Rate
9 Reading and Evaluating Electronic Sources
Part Two Readings for Academic Disciplines
Introduction to Reading Across the Disciplines
10 Social Sciences
11 Communication/Speech
12 Anthropology
13 Arts/Humanities/Literature
14 Public Policy/Contemporary Issues
15 Political Science/Government/ History
16 Business/Advertising/Economics
17 Technology/Computers
18 Health-Related Fields
19 Life Sciences
20 Physical Sciences/Mathematics
21 Workplace/Career Fields
Part THREE Textbook Chapter Readings
22 Psychology Textbook Chapter