Reading Skills for College Students (Learningexpress Basic Skills for College)

Introduction. Pretest. BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION. 1. Getting the Essential Information. 2. Finding the Main Idea. 3. Defining Vocabulary in Context. 4. The Difference Between Fact and Opinion. 5. Putting It All Together. STRUCTURE. 6. Start from the Beginning: Chronological Order. 7. Order of Importance. 8. Similarities and Differences: Compare and Contrast. 9. Why Do Things Happen? A Look at Cause and Effect. 10. Being Structurally Sound: Putting It All Together. LANGUAGE AND STYLE. 11. A Matter of Perspective: Point of View. 12. Diction: What's in a Word? 13. Style: It's Not What They Say but How They Say It. 14. How They Say It, Part Two: Tone. 15. Word Power: Putting It All Together. READING BETWEEN THE LINES. 16. Finding the Implied Main Idea. 17. Assuming Causes and Predicting Effects. 18. Emotional Versus Logical Appeal. 19. Critical Reading, Critical Thinking. 20. Finding Meaning in Literature. 21. Reading Across the Curriculum. 22. Drawing Conclusions: Putting It All Together. 23. How to Prepare for a Test. Appendix.