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| Preface | |
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| Becoming a Skilled Reader | |
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| A Reading System for Skilled Readers | |
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| Prior Knowledge | |
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| The Reading Process | |
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| Textbook Skills: Before, During, and After Reading Asking Questions and Recording Answers | |
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| Vocabulary in Context | |
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| The Importance of Words | |
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| Context Clues: A SAGE Approach | |
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| Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary | |
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| Vocabulary-Building Skills | |
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| Word Parts | |
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| Additional Word Parts | |
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| The Dictionary | |
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| Textbook Skills: Textbook Aids for Learning Content Words | |
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| Topics and Main Ideas | |
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| Topics | |
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| Main Ideas | |
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| Supporting Details | |
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| Textbook Skills: Topics in Headings | |
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| Locating Stated Main Ideas | |
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| The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences | |
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| Textbook Skills: the Central Point and the Thesis Statement | |
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| Implied Main Ideas | |
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| An Introduction to Implied Main Ideas | |
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| Studying Supporting Details to Identify the State and Topic | |
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| Using Topics, Supporting Details, and Thought Patterns to Determine the Implied Main Idea | |
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| Annotating the Paragraph to Determine the Implied Main Idea | |
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| Creating a One-Sentence Summary from Supporting Details | |
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| Textbook Skills: Pictures as Details | |
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| Supporting Details, Outlines, and Concept Maps | |
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| Questions for Locating Supporting Details | |
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| Major and Minor Details | |
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| Textbook Skills: Ideas from General to Specific: Creating a Summary | |
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| Outlines and Concept Maps | |
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| Outlines | |
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| Concept Maps | |
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| Textbooks Skills: the Table of Contents in a Textbook | |
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| Transitions and Thought Patterns | |
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| The Purpose of Transitions and Thought Patterns | |
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| Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence | |
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| Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences | |
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| Textbook Skills: Transitions and Clear Information | |
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| More Thought Patterns | |
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| Comparison and Contrast Patterns | |
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| Cause and Effect Pattern | |
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| The Generalization-and-Example. Pattern | |
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| Textbook Skills: the Definition Pattern | |
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| Final Note: Though Patterns and Textbooks | |
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| Inferences | |
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| Inferences: Educated Guesses | |
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| What is a Valid Inference? | |
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| Making VALID Inferences and Avoiding Invalid Conclusions | |
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| Thinking Through an Inference and Drawing Conclusions | |
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| Textbook Skills: Inferences and Photos | |
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| Additional Readings | |
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| Combined Skills Tests | |
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| Chapter Review Cards | |
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| Reading Enrichment | |
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| ESL Reading Tips | |
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| Reading Graphics | |
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| Word Parts | |