TY - BOOK AU - Flemming, Laraine E., author. TI - Reading for results SN - 0618391150 9780618391158 0618391169 9780618391165 0618113290 9780618113293 0618684204 9780618684205 AV - CIR PE 1122 F54 2005 U1 - 418 20 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston : PB - Houghton Mifflin, KW - College readers N1 - "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 N2 - 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 ER -