Reading across the disciplines : college reading and beyond / Kathleen T. McWhorter

By:

McWhorter, Kathleen T., author

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York : Pearson/Longman, 2005.Edition: Second editionDescription: xx, 748 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmISBN:

0321142489

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DDC classification:

CIR 428.6 M258r 2005 20

LOC classification:

CIR PE 1122 M33 2005

Contents:

I. A HANDBOOK FOR READING AND THINKING IN COLLEGE. 1. Active Reading and Thinking Strategies. 2. Vocabulary Building. 3. Thesis, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Transitions. 4. Organizational Patterns. 5. Making Inferences. 6. Critical Reading. 7. Organizing Ideas. 8. Improving and Adjusting Your Reading Rate. 9. Reading and Evaluating Electronic Sources. II. READINGS FOR ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES. 10. Reading Across the Disciplines. 11. Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology). 12. Communication/Speech. 13. Anthropology. 14. Education. 15. Arts/Humanities/Literature. 16. Public Policy/Contemporary Issues. 17. Political Science/Government/History. 18. Business/Advertising/Economics. 19. Technology/Computers. 20. Health-Related Fields. 21. Life Sciences. 22. Physical Sciences/Mathematics. 23. Workplace/Career Fields. III. TEXTBOOK CHAPTER READINGS. Psychology Textbook Chapter. "Behavior in Social and Cultural Context" from Wade/Tavris, Invitation to Psychology (Longman, 1999).American History Textbook Chapter. "The Post-Cold War World, 1992-2002" from Nash, et al., The American People (Longman, 2000).Appendix: Assessing Your Reading Progress. Words-per-Minute Conversion Chart. Reading Progress Chart. Credits. Index.

Summary: Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. Brief reading skill introduction (in handbook format) introduces readers to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. “Selections from Academic Disciplines,” has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline., “Textbook Chapter Readings,” contains two complete textbook chapters that enable readers to practice skills on longer pieces of writing. For those interested in improving basic reading skills to college level. From the Back Cover: Reading Across the Disciplines improves one's reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. The book is organized into three parts. Part One presents a brief skill introduction to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. Part Two has twelve chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline. Part Three contains two complete textbook chapters that enable readers to practice skills on longer pieces of writing. For those interested in developing their reading skills at the 9-12 grade reading level. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

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Includes index.

Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. Brief reading skill introduction (in handbook format) introduces readers to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. “Selections from Academic Disciplines,” has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline., “Textbook Chapter Readings,” contains two complete textbook chapters that enable readers to practice skills on longer pieces of writing. For those interested in improving basic reading skills to college level.
From the Back Cover:

Reading Across the Disciplines improves one's reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. The book is organized into three parts. Part One presents a brief skill introduction to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. Part Two has twelve chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline. Part Three contains two complete textbook chapters that enable readers to practice skills on longer pieces of writing. For those interested in developing their reading skills at the 9-12 grade reading level.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

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