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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822071603321

Titolo

Reading for academic success : powerful strategies for struggling, average, and advanced readers, grades 7-12 / / Richard W. Strong [and three others] ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, Inc., , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-4833-6625-1

1-4833-6646-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

428.4/071/2

Soggetti

Reading (Secondary)

Reading comprehension

Study skills

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface: The A+ Reader""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - The Challenge of Textbook Reading""; ""Chapter 2 - Becoming a Thoughtful Note Maker""; ""Chapter 3 - Managing and Mastering Vocabulary""; ""Chapter 4 - Reading Beyond the Information Given: Thinking and Reading in the Content Areas""; ""Chapter 5 - Turning Questions Into Quests""; ""Chapter 6 - The Reading-Writing Connection""; ""Chapter 7 - Reading Styles: The Key to Reading Success""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Through specific examples, real-life scenarios, and diagrams, this book vividly conveys the most fundamental and effective tactics for boosting reading proficiency while enhancing student and teacher performance.