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Guide to college reading / Kathleen T. McWhorter.

By: McWhorter, Kathleen T.
Publisher: New York : Pearson Longman, c2009Edition: 8th ed.Description: xviii, 590 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 access code.ISBN: 0205604978 (pbk.); 9780205604975 (pbk.).Subject(s): Reading (Higher education) | Developmental reading | College readersDDC classification: 428.40711
Contents:
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.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 14 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 6

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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 14 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 6

 428.40711 MAC (Browse shelf) 1 Available SBSxx,04000,03,RA 5000062757
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 14 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 6

 428.40711 MAC (Browse shelf) 1 Available SBSxx,04000,03,RA 5000062745

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