Power Reading: Reading and Thinking Strategies for Adults

Power Reading: Reading and Thinking Strategies for Adults
ISBN-10
0134328248
ISBN-13
9780134328249
Category
Education
Pages
212
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Author
Dorothy Rubin

Description

Power Reading is a three-book series that helps adult learners build strong reading comprehension skills. Based on sound learning principals, Power Reading provides high-interest passages with relevant discussion questions and practice sessions. The continuous, adult-oriented narratives keep adults actively engaged by presenting interesting characters solving problems in daily life and in the workplace. Each book in the series also covers major Casas competencies, with an emphasis on the importance of integrating Scans into the classroom. Book 2 expands reading and thinking skills in the context of consumer economics and employability skills. The final lesson integrates reading and writing skills as students are asked to read a story and complete it themselves. Strategies Presented Include: -- Finding details. -- Making inferences. -- Understanding cause and effect relationships. -- Distinguishing fact from opinion. -- Recognizing analogies. -- Writing creatively.

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