College textbooks in Language Arts Books

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MAKING CONNECTIONS teaches students the critical reading skills they need to complete college assignments by using actual textbook chapters, research articles and literary pieces as reading material.

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<p>The Fifth Edition of <i>Developing Textbook Thinking</i> continues to guide mid- to high-level developmental students through a series of highly successful strategies based on the authors&#039; own BCA system. A four-step process, BCA represents <i>Before Reading, Staying Connected During Reading,</i> and <i>After Reading</i> (Studying and Reviewing.) General strategies for reading and studying are taught in the context of the BCA system, including how to find the main idea, identify supporting details, and take lecture notes.</p>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal><I>Textcerpts</I> is a supplementary developmental reading text intended to facilitate the acquisition of textbook reading skills through the use of real textbook chapters. With twenty short excerpts and eight complete chapters representing eight different college disciplines, this unique text provides a solid orientation to the college disciplines, making it indispensable to instructors and students looking to bridge textbook reading skills to actual class content.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </P><B> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" soNormal> </B>Use of real textbook chapters: twenty short excerpts and eight complete chapters representing eight different college disciplines. <B> </B>A wealth of exercises in comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and strategy instruction throughout the chapters prepares students for academic reading. Eight full chapters from eight college disciplines, twenty short excerpts offer developmental reading students copious examples of the reading(s) they will encounter in college. <B> </B>Developmental Reading courses at approximately the 9<SUP>th</SUP>-12<SUP>th</SUP> grade level where the use of actual textbook chapters and excerpts are desired.</P>

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Divided into three parts, this developmental reading text teaches the basic skills necessary to effectively read and assimilate information from college-level textbooks. Part One teaches basic reading skills and provides practice exercises from college-level textbooks. Part Two provides information and practice applying the reading skills acquired in Part One to actual textbook chapter readings covering four disciplines. Part Three provides further practice with articles on such skills as summary writing and taking notes for research purposes.

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