Description: (NOTE: Each chapter ends with an Extending What You Have Learned section).I. INTRODUCTION TO READING. 1. Getting Ready to Read. II. VOCABULARY AND READING. 2. Unlocking the Meaning of Words: Using Context Clues. 3. Unlocking the Meaning of Words: Understanding Word Elements. III. COMPREHENSION. 4. Grasping the Main Idea of a Paragraph. 5. Grasping the Thesis, or Main Idea, of an Entire Selection. 6. Relating Main Ideas and Details. 7. Using Clue Words to Anticipate an Author's Thoughts. 8. Critical Thinking: Applying, Comparing, Inferring, Concluding, Judging. IV. STUDY READING. 9. Understanding and Studying for College Tests: SQ3R, Highlighting, Charting, Webbing, Outlining, Summarizing, Remembering. 10. Adjusting Your Concentration Level and Reading Rate. 11. Interpreting Tables, Graphs, and Diagrams. V. SPECIALIZED READING. 12. Understanding Opinions and Persuasive Writing. 13. Understanding Definitions and Explanations. 14. Understanding Descriptions and Narratives. 15. Interpreting Style, Tone, and Mood. Summation: Reading with Meaning. Appendix A: An Extended Section of a College Text. Appendix B: Calculating Your Reading Rate: Reading Rate Tables and Explanations. Glossary. Index.

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