Putting it together basic college reading in context - DiYanni, Robert (Boston, MA Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002)
Practicing active reading --Learning vocabulary from context clues -- Learning vocabulary by analyzing words -- Recognizing topics and main ideas in paragraphs -- Understanding major and minor supporting details -- Identifying main ideas in longer selections -- Recognizing patterns of organization -- Making observations and connections -- Making inferences and drawing conclusions -- Becoming a critical reader -- Skimming, scanning, and understanding the parts of a book -- Developing visual literacy -- Reading a textbook chapter.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Reading (Higher education).; Content area reading; Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher).