Description
Book SynopsisLearning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can't Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. 1.Staying engaged with academic content material2.Developing purposes for reading3.Making reading predictions4.Evaluating textual information5.Drawing inferences6.Developing higher-level questions7.Making connections to prior knowledge8.Creating visuals to enhance comprehension9.Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabularySpecial features include Point to Ponder critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and Professional Spotlight interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions
Trade ReviewGamel shines a light on the troubling status of reading in higher education; many students simply lack the basic reading skills to manage college level work. Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students skillfully delivers pragmatic and user-friendly tools that tackle student reading problems head on. If you teach in higher education and are serious about student success, you need this book. -- Dr. Barry Wolfe, Director, First-Year Experience Peer Mentor Program and Academic Success Program, Albion College
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Active Reading Reading Strategies 2 Determining a Purpose Making Predictions Determining a Purpose Evaluating Possible Purposes Ways to Stay Engaged While Reading 3 Determining What’s Important Striking Out Unneeded Information 4 Developing Higher-Level Question Focus Quadrants Asking Questions as We Read 5 Making Connections Drawing Inferences Connecting to Prior Knowledge 6 Navigating Unknown Words Dealing with Difficult Vocabulary Pie Chart Vocabulary Ways to Study Lists of Terms 7 Creating Visuals to Enhance Comprehension and Recall Practice Creating Visuals 8 Keeping It Real Professional Spotlight Interviews Conduct Your Own Professional Reading Interview
