Basic Skills and Strategies for College Reading: a text with thematic reader

By - McGrath, Jane L.

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005.

ISBN 10 - 0131848984

ISBN 13 - 9780131848986

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - College readers.

Shelf No - 2

common.call_no - 808.0427 MCG 2005

common.edition - 2nd

common.physical_description - xiii, 367 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Notes - Includes index.

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Would you like a book that can help you focus while reading, allowing you to easily retain the main gist of articles, essays, and other material? This basic skills reading book addresses the needs of those who would like to improve their reading, comprehension, and vocabulary-building skills, preparing users to meet the demands of their tasks at work and in life. This book describes the skills necessary and introduces strategies that allow for effective reading; it includes numerous articles, essays, and other selections with varied themes. Skills topics include: previewing books, understanding vocabulary, understanding main ideas, understanding implied main ideas and supporting details, and reading multi-paragraph selections. Because it presumes no advanced inference skills, this book provides an opportunity to learn how to read efficiently and effectively. As such, it's a perfect resource for those involved with Continuing Education and ESL classes; also, managers, executives, and others who need to read manuals, reports, and business-related articles will find this a useful and informative book.

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