Reading for results / Laraine E. Flemming

By:

Flemming, Laraine E., author

Material type:

TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xvii, 765 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

0618391150 9780618391158 0618391169 9780618391165 0618113290 9780618113293 0618684204 9780618684205

Subject(s):

College readers

DDC classification:

418 F629r 2005 20

LOC classification:

CIR PE 1122 F54 2005

Contents:

Word power -- SQ3R : a system for college reading -- Recognizing general and specific sentences -- Discovering topics and main ideas -- Inferring main ideas -- The function of supporting details -- Beyond the paragraph : reading longer selections -- Recognizing patterns of organization in paragraphs -- Combining patterns in paragraphs and longer readings -- Becoming a critical reader -- Reading charts, graphs, and tables -- Additional readings

Summary: The mid-level text of Flemming's successful series, Reading for Results hones students' comprehension skills and introduces them to the basics of critical reading. Featuring the author's trademark high-interest reading selections--including multi-paragraph readings to prepare students for college-level texts--this developmental text motivates students to complete numerous exercises and tests, while simultaneously fostering the idea that reading is a stimulating and exciting activity in its own right.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Book	Cavite State University - CCAT Campus		Book	GCS	CIR PE 1122 F54 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				1	Available			R0008811

"Instructor's annotated ed."--T.p

Additional materials such as sample practice tests and reading and writing web links are available at the publisher's and author's websites

Title on CD-ROM: Getting focused : a program for reading improvement

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The mid-level text of Flemming's successful series, Reading for Results hones students' comprehension skills and introduces them to the basics of critical reading. Featuring the author's trademark high-interest reading selections--including multi-paragraph readings to prepare students for college-level texts--this developmental text motivates students to complete numerous exercises and tests, while simultaneously fostering the idea that reading is a stimulating and exciting activity in its own right.

In English text.

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