Originally published in 1982. This book is concerned with the new kinds of demands on our reading ability made by the work we undertake for A-level, or in college, or at university, or indeed at work.
The text places concise reading instruction within the context of specific disciplines, giving students the opportunity to develop their knowledge base through discussion and application of reading strategies that can be applied to any ...
This essential book goes beyond political catch-phrases to examine what actually works in the fourth-grade classroom.
The second unit, Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures, addresses essential skills for reading expository nonfiction, such as ascertaining main ideas, recognizing text infrastructure, comparing texts, and thinking ...
This essential book goes beyond political catch-phrases to examine what actually works in the fourth-grade classroom.