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Learning Vital Reading Strategies : A Workbook for Students by Amelia Leighton Gamel (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-101475822235

ISBN-139781475822236

eBay Product ID (ePID)219203300

Product Key Features

Number of Pages54 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLearning Vital Reading Strategies : a Workbook for Students

SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, General

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorAmelia Leighton Gamel

Subject AreaEducation

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length0.3 in

Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

ReviewsGamel shines a light on the troubling status of reading in higher education; many students simply lack the basic reading skills to manage college level work. Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students skillfully delivers pragmatic and user-friendly tools that tackle student reading problems head on. If you teach in higher education and are serious about student success, you need this book., Gamel shines a light on the troubling status of reading in higher education; many students simply lack the basic reading skills to manage college level work. Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students skillfully delivers pragmatic and user-friendly tools that tackle student reading problems head on. If you teach in higher education and are serious about student success, you need this book.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal372.40973

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 Active Reading Reading Strategies 2 Determining a Purpose Making Predictions Determining a Purpose Evaluating Possible Purposes Ways to Stay Engaged While Reading 3 Determining What's Important Striking Out Unneeded Information 4 Developing Higher-Level Question Focus Quadrants Asking Questions as We Read 5 Making Connections Drawing Inferences Connecting to Prior Knowledge 6 Navigating Unknown Words Dealing with Difficult Vocabulary Pie Chart Vocabulary Ways to Study Lists of Terms 7 Creating Visuals to Enhance Comprehension and Recall Practice Creating Visuals 8 Keeping It Real Professional Spotlight Interviews Conduct Your Own Professional Reading Interview

SynopsisLearning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can't Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. Staying engaged with academic content material Developing purposes for reading Making reading predictions Evaluating textual information Drawing inferences Developing higher-level questions Making connections to prior knowledge Creating visuals to enhance comprehension Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabulary Special features include "Point to Ponder" critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and "Professional Spotlight" interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions, Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can't Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. 1.Staying engaged with academic content material 2.Developing purposes for reading 3.Making reading predictions 4.Evaluating textual information 5.Drawing inferences 6.Developing higher-level questions 7.Making connections to prior knowledge 8.Creating visuals to enhance comprehension 9.Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabulary Special features include "Point to Ponder" critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and "Professional Spotlight" interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions, Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help My College Students Can't Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. 1.Staying engaged with academic content material 2.Developing purposes for reading 3.Making reading predictions 4.Evaluating textual information 5.Drawing inferences 6.Developing higher-level questions 7.Making connections to prior knowledge 8.Creating visuals to enhance comprehension 9.Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabulary Special features include "Point to Ponder" critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and "Professional Spotlight" interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions, Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can't Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts.

LC Classification NumberLB1573