Developing Reading Versality

Table of Contents

PART I. LITERAL COMPREHENSION

1. DEVELOPING VOCABULARY SKILLS

Introducing to Vocabulary Development

Introducing Alberto Manguel and History of Reading

• Learning New Words: Three Methods
• Method 1: A Vocabulary Notebook or Computer Compilation
• Method 2: The Column Folds
• Method 3: Vocabulary Cards
• Check Test
• Learning Words in Context
• Pactice B-1: Contextual Hints/ book 
• Practice B-2: Signal Words / book
• Practice B-3: Contexual Examples
• Practice B-4: Definition Clues
• Practice B-5: Contexual Clues in Paragraphs
• Practice B-6: Quick Quiz
• PracticeC-1: Prefixes that Express Negatively and Reversal / book 
• Practice C-2: Prefixes that Express Time and Place /
• Practice C-3: Miscalleneous Prefixes / book 
• Practice C-4: Quick Quiz /book
• Practice C-5: Noun Suffixes
• Practice C-8: Roots
• Practice C-9: More Roots
• Practice C-10: Quick Quiz / book
• Learning Word Parts and Structure
• Learning Dictionary Skills
• Putting it all Together

 

 

Summarizing and Contextual Clues Assignement

paragraph - Literary_Terms

Newspapers

Precising Reading

2. DEVELOPING LITERAL RECALL

Finding the Topic, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details

Reading for Main Ideas: Paragraph Patterns

Finding an Author''s Thesis

Summarizing as a Way To Test Your Understanding

Putting it all Together

3. DEVELOPING STUDY-READING SKILLS AND RATE FLEXIBILITY

Study-Reading Strategies

Marking and Underlining Textbooks

Scanning Graphic Aids

Taking Reading Notes

• Mind Maps
• Buckly Hunf
• SQ3R

Test-Taking Strategies

• Preparing for Exams
• Scoring Well on Objective Tests
• Practice E-1: Preparing for Objective Tests
• Scoring Well on Essay Tests
• Practice E-2: Clue Words in Essay Tests
• Practice E-3: Practicing Essay Questions Answers

Flexible Reading Rates

Putting it all Together

PART II. CRITICAL COMPREHENSION

4. DISTINGUISHING FACT FROM OPINION

Fact-finding

Reading Opinions of Others

• Practice B-3: Quick Quiz on Fact/Opinion

Detecting Propaganda

• how to detect propoganda
• Types of propaganda 
• Propaganda 
• Propaganda/Quotations 
• Propaganda and  Persuasive Techniques 
• Flashcards for Propaganda 
• Book: Propaganda and Persuasion 
• Wiki: Propaganda 
• How propaganda works? 

Putting it all Together

Compiled Information: Propaganda_Techniques

Examples: Figurative_Language

ONLINE TEST: Author's Purpose and Point of View

Literary_Terms

6. RECOGNIZING INFERENCES AND DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

Recognizing Inferences

Recognizing Inferences and Facts

Drawing Conclusions Using Induction and Deduction

Putting it all Together

PART III. AFFECTIVE COMPREHENSION

 7. DEVELOPING AFFECTIVE AWARENESS Responding Affectively Recognizing Images and Analogies in Affective Language Putting it all Together  

 8. READING AFFECTIVELY Effectively Reading Short Stories Putting it all Together Appendix Index