Flemming, Laraine E., author.

Reading for results / Laraine E. Flemming - Ninth edition. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005. - xvii, 765 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm

"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.

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

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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College readers.

CIR PE 1122 / F54 2005

418 / F629r 2005