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Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Reading skills
Fresh and innovative, READING FOR RESULTS, International Edition
has been heavily revised to reflect the latest research and align
even more closely with the Common Core Standards. A new,
research-based approach to identifying main ideas shows students
how skilled readers use key-word repetition and reference to decide
where and how to focus their attention. A host of new textbook
selections combined with think-aloud instructions guide students
through reading and understanding the discipline-specific patterns
that organize textbook writing. Instructors also now enjoy more
instructional flexibility than ever before with a new 12-chapter
sequence. If it seems appropriate, students can develop their
skills solely in paragraphs, moving on to longer selections when
they're ready. But if they are up to the challenge, they can move
seamlessly back and forth between shorter and longer selections.
Up-to-date in both content and research, READING FOR RESULTS,
International Edition retains its step-by-step sequence, clear
explanations and lively readings while taking into account the
reading theory developed by cognitive scientist Walter Kintsch, who
stresses that reading is less about the sentences on the page and
more about what the reader brings to and takes away from that page.
READING KEYS - the first in a three-book reading series by Laraine
Flemming - offers a comprehensive introduction to reading skills
and strategies, from using context clues to identifying purpose and
bias. Clear, accessible explanations present reading concepts
without oversimplifying the process of reading comprehension. To
ensure students' understanding, reading "keys" or summaries follow
the explanations, breaking them down into manageable chunks.
Throughout each chapter, a variety of steadily more difficult
exercises assess students' understanding of the material and
promote improved comprehension and critical-thinking skills. This
incremental approach to instruction and assessment makes it easier
for beginning readers to absorb and master new information. The
Fourth Edition includes new chapters on analyzing arguments and
sentence relationships. In addition, there is a greater emphasis on
recognizing and understanding verbal clues to meaning, new
discussions on how the brain learns and remembers new information,
and several new engaging readings.
Compelling readings. Innovative writing assignments. Research-based
explanations and exercises. READING FOR RESULTS, 13th Edition,
includes all the trademark features you've come to expect from this
leader in developmental reading instruction. Known for her ability
to turn abstract reading theory into concrete reading practice,
Laraine Flemming is back with a host of new explanations,
exercises, and assignments that show students how to read and
respond to textbook reading. This edition features brand new
pointers on screen reading, numerous new writing assignments,
expanded instruction on interpreting visual aids, more emphasis on
a multi-sensory approach to learning, increased focus on evaluating
web information, and much more.
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