Reading comprehension success in 20 minutes a day
Edition: 6th edition, revised & updated.
Publisher: Learningexpress, Llc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781611030778
Subjects: Reading comprehension; Problems, exercises; Study and teaching
Other titles: Reading comprehension success in twenty minutes a day; LearningExpress reading comprehension success in 20 minutes a day
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Building a strong foundation. Getting the essential information; title: Finding the main idea; title: Defining vocabulary in context; title: The difference between fact and opinion; title: Putting it all together; title: Structure. Start from the beginning: chronological order; title: Order of importance; title: Similarities and differences: compare and contrast; title: Why do things happen? a look at cause and effect; title: Being structurally sound: putting it all together; title: Language and style. A matter of perspective: point of view; title: Diction: what's in a word?; title: Style: it's not what they say but how they say it; title: How they say it, part two: tone; title: Word power: putting it all together; title: Reading between the lines. Finding the implied main idea; title: Assuming causes and predicting effects; title: Emotional versus logical appeals; title: Finding meaning in literature; title: Drawing conclusions: putting it all together.