Basic Read Skills Handbook, Fifth Edition

Contents HANDBOOK I. Building Vocabulary 1. Recognizing Word Meanings 2. Using a Dictionary II. Using Aids to Reading 3. Previewing the Parts of a Book 4. Previewing Individual Sections 5. Using Prereading Warm-Ups 6. Using Visual Aids III. Understanding Main Ideas 7. Reading for the Main Idea 8. Main Ideas in Long Selections IV. Finding Information 9. Reading for Information 10. Using SQ3R V. Interpreting What You Read 11. Interpreting Fact and Opinion 12. Using Inference VI. Writing to Read 13. Underlining, Listing, and Summarizing 14. Keeping a Reading Journal READING SELECTIONS 1. I Was a Member of the Kung Fu Crew, Henry Han Xi Lau 2. Gunfire at Night, Paul Gordon 3. Safe Driving in the Rain, R. Toro 4. Angry Fathers, Mel Lazarus 5. Please Straighten Out My Life, Stephanie Winston 6. Work-Life Issues Are Starting to Plague Teenagers with Jobs, Sue Shellenbarger 7. The Loving Generation, Connie Leslie 8. Changing Roles Alter Buying Behavior, William M. Pride and O.C. Ferrell 9. Toughlove, Dann Denny 10. My World Now, Anna Mae Halgrim Seaver 11. Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict, Roy M. Berko, Andrew D. Wolvin, and Darlyn R. Wolvin 12. In Praise of the F Word, Mary Sherry 13. Does Day Care Affect Attachment? Danuta Bukatko and Marvin W. DaehlerCharles Bazerman is the author of 'Basic Read Skills Handbook, Fifth Edition', published 1999 under ISBN 9780395962336 and ISBN 0395962331.