Effective Reader

Preface. Introduction. I. BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE READER. 1. A Reading System for Effective Readers. Prior Knowledge The Reading Process Before Reading: Survey and Question *Get Ready to Read During Reading: Read and Recite After Reading: Review. *Stop and Think. Textbook Skills: Asking Questions and Reciting Answers Before, During, and After Reading. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. Mastery Tests. 2. Vocabulary Skills. *Get Ready to Read About Vocabulary Skills. Words Are Building Blocks. Context Clues: A SAGE Approach. Synonyms. Antonyms. General Context. Examples. Textbook Skills: Using a Glossary. Word Parts. Roots. Prefixes. Suffixes. Textbook Skills: Visual Vocabulary . Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 3. Stated Main Ideas. *Get Ready to Read About Stated Main Ideas. The Traits of a Main Idea Identifying the Topic of a Paragraph. Identifying a Topic Sentence. The Flow of Ideas and Placement of Topic Sentences. Topic Sentence at the Beginning of a Paragraph. Topic Sentence Within a Paragraph. Topic Sentence at the End of a Paragraph. Topic Sentence at the Beginning and the End of a Paragraph. The Central Idea and the Thesis Statement. Textbook Skills: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas in Textbooks. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 4. Supporting Details. *Get Ready to Read About Supporting Details. Questions for Locating Supporting Details. Major and Minor Details. Creating a Summary from Annotations. Textbook Skills: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook. Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 5. Outlines and Concept Maps. *Get Ready to Read About Outlines and Concept Maps. Outlines. Concept Maps Textbook Skills: The Table of Contents Chapter Review. Applications. Review Tests. *Stop and Think. Mastery Tests. 6. Transitions and Thought Patterns. *Get Ready to Read About Transitions and Thought Patterns. Transition Words: Relationships Within a Sentence. Thought Patterns: Relationships Between Sentences. The Time Order Pattern. The Space Order Pattern. The Listing Pattern. The Classification Pattern. Textbook Skills: Thought Patterns in Textbooks. Chapter Review.

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