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Mindscapes Critical Reading Skills and Strategies

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ISBN-10: 1435462343

ISBN-13: 9781435462342

Edition: 2nd 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Christine Evans Carter

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Developed for students at the 10-12 reading level, MINDSCAPES: CRITICAL READING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES, 2E helps students become stronger readers based on how the brain best processes and learns information. Christine Evans Carter has developed a powerful approach to building reading skills that is based on the latest research in brain-based learning; when students recognize the structure and organization of information, they maximize their learning power. This focus on text structure provides a scaffold onto which developmental-level readers can apply new knowledge. Information is presented in a carefully crafted sequence that serves to build upon prior knowledge and expand understanding of…    
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Book details

List price: $155.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/4/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.13" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English

Introduction: Fundamental Study Strategies For College Success
Reading For Structure
Understanding Active Reading
How You Learn
Reading Strategies
Your Purpose For Reading
Reading Study Strategy: Surveying And Previewing A Reading
Identifying Topic
Vocabulary Strategy: Using Context Clues
Applications
Understanding Patterns Of Organization And Supporting Details
Recognizing Patterns Of Organization
Relationships Between Ideas
Reading Study Strategies: Paraphrase To Aid Comprehension
Vocabulary Strategy: Identifying Prefixes And Suffixes
Applications
Textbook Application
Reading For Main Ideas
Understanding Explicit Main Ideas
Author's Purpose
Main Idea
Reading Study Strategy: Summarizing to Express Main Idea and Supporting Details
Vocabulary Strategy: Recognizing Root Words
Applications
Understanding Implied Main Ideas
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Implied Main Idea
Vocabulary Strategy: Understanding Figurative Language
Reading Study Strategy: Reading and Understanding Literature
Applications
Textbook Application
Reading For Study
Understanding Text Marking and Annotation
Reading Study Strategies: Monitoring Your Reading
Marking and Annotating Text
Vocabulary Strategy: Improving Your College-Level Vocabulary
Applications
Understanding Text Note Taking
Reading Study Strategies: College Reading In The Disciplines
Using Textbook Features
Taking Notes
Note Taking from Reading
Vocabulary Strategy: Studying Vocabulary
Applications
Textbook Application
Reading Critically
Understanding Arguments
Reading Study Strategies: How to Read a Variety of Sources
Reading Controversial Text
Vocabulary Strategy: Recognizing Bias and Tone: Denotation, Connotation, and Loaded Language
Applications
Evaluating Arguments
Reading Study Strategy: Critical Thinking Strategies
Recognizing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Evaluating Arguments
Vocabulary Strategy: Intended Meaning: Euphemisms and Doublespeak
Applications
Textbook Application