Synopsis
Created for developmental reading and study skills courses, this book focuses on reading comprehension, utilizing a theoretical framework that encourages interaction and thinking. The text systematically reinforces concepts, skills, and strategies through practice and pedagogically effective repetition. Passages of varying lengths and difficulty are excerpted from text books, spanning content from across the disciplines. An instructor's manual is available.
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From the Publisher
Systematic: Comprehending College Textbooks features a concrete, step-by-step approach to understanding college textbook material.
Reasoned: Comprehending College Textbooks explains the thinking processes behind every fundamental comprehension skill to help student build understanding and confidence.
New College-Level Readings: This edition features a new chapter-length selection as well as three additional textbook excerpts, all accompanied by comprehension quizzes.
Book Description
Created for developmental reading and study skills courses, Comprehending College Textbooks focuses on college textbook reading comprehension. Utilizing a theoretical framework that encourages interaction and thinking, the text provides a systematic approach to the reading process and reinforces concepts, skills, and strategies though practice and pedagogically effective repetition. This edition features a new chapter-length selection as well as three additional 3-5 page textbook excerpts, all accompanied by comprehension quizzes.
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