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Reading Across the Disciplines by Kathleen T. McWhorter (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLongman Publishing
ISBN-100205662730
ISBN-139780205662739
eBay Product ID (ePID)66572342
Product Key Features
Number of Pages704 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameReading Across the Disciplines
Publication Year2008
SubjectReading Skills, Curricula, Readers
TypeTextbook
AuthorKathleen T. Mcwhorter
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight34.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2008-045505
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal428.6
Table Of ContentTen Success Strategies for Learning and Studying Academic Disciplines Part One A Handbook for Reading and Thinking in College 1 Active Reading and Thinking Strategies 2 Vocabulary Building 3 Thesis, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Transitions 4 Organizational Patterns 5 Making Inferences 6 Critical Reading 7 Organizing Ideas 8 Improving and Adjusting Your Reading Rate 9 Reading and Evaluating Electronic Sources Part Two Readings for Academic Disciplines Introduction to Reading Across the Disciplines 10 Social Sciences 11 Communication/Speech 12 Anthropology 13 Arts/Humanities/Literature 14 Public Policy/Contemporary Issues 15 Political Science/Government/ History 16 Business/Advertising/Economics 17 Technology/Computers 18 Health-Related Fields 19 Life Sciences 20 Physical Sciences/Mathematics 21 Workplace/Career Fields Part THREE Textbook Chapter Readings 22 Psychology Textbook Chapter
SynopsisReading Across the Disciplines provides reading strategies for a variety of academic disciplines, concise skill instruction, and extensive practice to improve college-level reading and thinking skills., Reading Across the Disciplineshas been a popular textbook with instructors whose students do not require an abundance of skill instruction and who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines. To prepare students for the expectations of higher education, Kathleen McWhorter uses high-interest readings from a variety of academic sources and provides concise reading skills with immediate practice for reinforcement. Discipline-specific reading skills offer tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, so students learn content as well as strategy. Concise skill instruction with extensive practice, twelve academic disciplines represented through high-interest readings, Discipline-specific reading skills tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, Active read skills instruction teaches students to approach reading as a process requiring involvement and response. 9 th 12 th grade level reading courses where only concise skill instruction is needed, and with a process approach to reading, Instructors who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines.
LC Classification NumberPE1122.M37 2009
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