Opportunity for skillful reading / Irwin L. Joffe.
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TextPublication details: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1984Edition: 4th edDescription: xvi, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0534027512 (pbk.)Subject(s): Reading | Reading comprehensionDDC classification: 428.43
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMI Main Library | 428.43 REI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Withdrawn Item | 93-147 |
CONTENTS;
Part one
The PQ3R Method of study
Part Two
Developing Outlining skills
Part three
Vocabulary in context
part Four
Skills 1
Finding Main ideas.
Practice exercises
Vocabulary Exercise 1
Skill 2
seeing relationships; Example; Explanation; Comparison-Contrast
Practice exercises
Vocabulary Exercise 2
Recapitulation Exercise 1
Skill 3
seeing relationships; Definition; repetition; cause- Effect; Conclusion
practice exercises Vocabulary Exercise 3
Recapitulation Exercise 3
Skill Four
Determining significant Details
Practice Exercises
Vocabulary exercise 4
Recapitulation exercise 4
Skill 5
Remembering what you read
Practice Exercises
Vocabulary Exercise 5
Recapitulation exercise 4
Skill 6
Following printed directions
practice exercises
Vocabulary Exercise 6
Recapitulation exercise 5
Skill 7
Locating specific information practice exercise
vocabulary exercise 7
recapitulation exercise 6
Skill 8
understanding figurative language
practice exercise
vocabulary exercise 8
recapitulation exercise
skill 9
understanding maps, charts, graphs and tables
practice exercise
vocabulary exercise 9
Recapitulation exercise 8
skill 10
inferring mood, Tone, Purpose, Or Point of view
Practice Exercises
Vocabulary exercise 10
Recapitulation Exercise 9
PART FIVE
Section 1
from introduction to business
prepare questions
comprehension skill questions
Sections 2
from foundations of college chemistry prepare questions comprehension skill questions
PART SIX
improving reading rate
How to use this section
section 1
outer -space Ghost story
comprehension questions
skills- Development questions
Section 2
Great Molasses flood comprehension questions
skills development questions
section 3
snakebite
comprehension questions
skill development questions
section 4
the Garbage Man
Comprehension Questions
Skill Development questions
Section 5
I have a Dream
Comprehension questions
Skill Development Questions
Section 6
Happy People
Comprehension questions
Skill development questions
Section 7
Sex for Credit
Comprehension questions
Skill Development Questions
Selection 8
Tracer of missing heirs
comprehension questions
skills development questions
Selection 9
The American Indian
Comprehension Question
Skill Development Questions
Selection10
Improve your memory
Comprehension Questions
Skills Development Questions
Includes Appendix
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