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Reading Keys
Laraine E. Flemming
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Description for Reading Keys
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to reading skills and strategies, from using context clues to identifying purpose and bias. This edition includes chapters on analyzing arguments and sentence relationships. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 860.
READING KEYS – the first in a three-book reading series by Laraine Flemming – offers a comprehensive introduction to reading skills and strategies, from using context clues to identifying purpose and bias. Clear, accessible explanations present reading concepts without oversimplifying the process of reading comprehension. To ensure students' understanding, reading "keys" or summaries follow the explanations, breaking them down into manageable chunks. Throughout each chapter, a variety of steadily more difficult exercises assess students' understanding of the material and promote improved comprehension and critical-thinking skills. This incremental approach to instruction and assessment makes it easier for beginning readers to absorb ... Read more
READING KEYS – the first in a three-book reading series by Laraine Flemming – offers a comprehensive introduction to reading skills and strategies, from using context clues to identifying purpose and bias. Clear, accessible explanations present reading concepts without oversimplifying the process of reading comprehension. To ensure students' understanding, reading "keys" or summaries follow the explanations, breaking them down into manageable chunks. Throughout each chapter, a variety of steadily more difficult exercises assess students' understanding of the material and promote improved comprehension and critical-thinking skills. This incremental approach to instruction and assessment makes it easier for beginning readers to absorb ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Belmont, CA, United States
ISBN
9781133589952
SKU
V9781133589952
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Ref
99-30
About Laraine E. Flemming
After receiving her B.S. at Southern Connecticut State University, where she was certified as a teacher of secondary reading, Laraine Flemming went on to earn an M.A. in English literature at Boston College and a Ph.D. in American literature at the State University of New York in Buffalo. During her career, Flemming has taught students from elementary to graduate school ... Read more
Reviews for Reading Keys
1. Getting into a Textbook State of Mind. 2. More on Words and Meanings. 3. Understanding Sentence Relationships. 4. Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences. 5. Working Together: Topic Sentences adn Supporting Details 6. Drawing Inferences About Implied Main Ideas 7. Recognizing Patterns of Organization 8. Mixing and Matching Organizational Patterns 9. Analyzing Arguments. Combining Your Skills.