McWhorter, Kathleen T.
Guide to college reading / Kathleen T. McWhorter. - 8th ed. - New York : Pearson Longman, c2009. - xviii, 590 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 access code
Includes bibliographic references and index
Preface. - How do you read ? - 1. Successful attitudes toward reading and learning -- Part 1: Vocabulary : the key to meaning - 2. Using context clues - 3. Learning word parts - 4. Learning new words -- Part 2: Comprehension skills - 5. Reading as thinking - 6. Understanding paragraphs: topics and main ideas - 7. Understanding paragraphs: supporting details and transitions - 8. Following the author's thought patterns -- Part 3: Textbook reading skills: 9. Reading textbook chapters - 10. Reading graphic and electronic sources - 11. Organizing and remembering information -- Part 4: Critical reading - 12. Interpreting the writer's message and purpose - 13. Evaluating: asking critical questions -- Part 5: A fiction minireader -- Part 6: A contemporary issues minireader.
1 access code : Student access code card for MyReadingLab. ISBN 9780321428677
0205604978 (pbk.) 9780205604975 (pbk.)
Reading (Higher education)
Developmental reading
College readers
428.40711 / MAC
Guide to college reading / Kathleen T. McWhorter. - 8th ed. - New York : Pearson Longman, c2009. - xviii, 590 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 access code
Includes bibliographic references and index
Preface. - How do you read ? - 1. Successful attitudes toward reading and learning -- Part 1: Vocabulary : the key to meaning - 2. Using context clues - 3. Learning word parts - 4. Learning new words -- Part 2: Comprehension skills - 5. Reading as thinking - 6. Understanding paragraphs: topics and main ideas - 7. Understanding paragraphs: supporting details and transitions - 8. Following the author's thought patterns -- Part 3: Textbook reading skills: 9. Reading textbook chapters - 10. Reading graphic and electronic sources - 11. Organizing and remembering information -- Part 4: Critical reading - 12. Interpreting the writer's message and purpose - 13. Evaluating: asking critical questions -- Part 5: A fiction minireader -- Part 6: A contemporary issues minireader.
1 access code : Student access code card for MyReadingLab. ISBN 9780321428677
0205604978 (pbk.) 9780205604975 (pbk.)
Reading (Higher education)
Developmental reading
College readers
428.40711 / MAC