Essential reading skills
By: Kathleen T. McWhorter.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Longman
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: Reading (Higher education); College readers; Study skills
Table of contents: title: Reading actively; title: Using your dictionary; title: Building vocabulary : using context clues; title: Building vocabulary : using word parts; title: Locating main ideas; title: Identifying supporting details and transitions; title: Understanding implied main ideas; title: Keeping track of information; title: Recognizing the basic patterns of organization; title: Recognizing comparison/contrast and cause/effect patterns; title: Reading and thinking critically; title: Student resource guide A : introduction to college textbook reading; title: Student resource guide B : a guide for ESL (ELL) readers; title: Multicultural reader; title: Online student resource guide : test-taking strategies, a review.