Description
Book SynopsisThis student-friendly, three-level series is designed to develop reading and vocabulary skills. Students are actively involved in a step-by-step progression through the skills and strategies that promote reading competency.
Trade ReviewClick here to read a review of
Get Ready to Read,
Ready to Read Now, and
Ready to Read More. The review is written by Deirdre Garr, an adjunct faculty member at Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ. The review is in PDF format.
Table of ContentsScope and Sequence
Chapter 1 WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? FINDING THE TOPIC
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Finding the Topic
Be an Active Reader: Interview with Mong Meng
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Using a Dictionary–Alphabetizing, Guidewords
Chapter 2 LOOK IT OVER: PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Previewing, Predicting, Making Corrections
Be an Active Reader: What Color Are Your Wearing?
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Using a Dictionary–Idioms
Chapter 3 READING FOR MEANING: MAIN IDEAS, SUPPORTING DETAILS
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Main Ideas, Supporting Details
Be an Active Reader: Picture This: Photography, Past and Present
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Using a Dictionary–Parts of Speech
Chapter 4 FINDING THE ORDER: RECOGNIZING TIME ORDER
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Recognizing Time Order
Be an Active Reader: Things Happen for a Reason
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Using Context Clues
Chapter 5 READ QUICKLY: SCANNING FOR INFORMATION
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Scanning
Be an Active Reader: Let’s Dance
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Using Word Maps
Chapter 6 EVALUATE INFORMATION: DISTINGUISHING FACTS FROM OPINIONS
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Distinguishing Facts from Opinion
Be an Active Reader: Beckham: A Soccer Superstar
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Suffixes
Chapter 7 USE THE CLUES: MAKING INFERENCES
Sharpen Your Reading Skills: Making Inferences
Be an Active Reader: My Travels by Train in the Western United States
Sharpen Your Vocabulary Skills: Prefixes
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