Blass, Laurie, 1952-

Reading for a reason 2 : expanding reading skills / Laurie Blass, Elizabeth Whalley. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2006 - xviii, 252 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Welcome to reading for a reason. - Scope and sequence. - To the teacher. - Thinking about your reading skills. - Unit 1. Student success. Ch. 1. How to read a textbook. Ch. 2. Test-taking skills. - Unit 2. History. Ch. 3. World history:1000-1500 A.D. Ch. 4. The history of flight. - Unit 3. Business. Ch. 5. Jobs. Ch. 6. International marketing. - Unit 4. Physical science. Ch. 7. Mars. Ch. 8. Meteorology. - Unit 5. The arts. Ch. 9. Jazz. Ch. 10. Art history: Asian influences on western art. - Timed reading chart. - Vocabulary index. - Skills index. - Academic word list. - Frequency word list. - Credits.

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