Breaking Through (with MyReadingLab Student Access Code Card)
by Smith, Brenda D.; Morris, LeeAnnEdition: 9th
Format: Package
Pub. Date: 2009-02-15
Publisher(s): Longman
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Summary
Breaking Through provides instruction and practice on the reading and study skills necessary for successful independent college learning. The abundance of college textbook passages and academic sources offers realistic, immediate practice and application of college reading skills. Students apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Student Success Think Success Set Goals Create a Positive Attitude Seek Excellence | |
| bull; ldquo;Success Starts Somewhere,rdquo; from CEO of Self: Yoursquo;re in Charge! | |
| bull; ldquo;Making The Most Of Priorities,rdquo; from How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life | |
| Plan Your Week Study the Syllabus Use a Calendar to Decode a Syllabus | |
| Act Successful College Professor ldquo;Takesrdquo; | |
| American History Attend Class | |
| Be on Time for Class | |
| Be Aware of Essential Class Sessions | |
| Be Equipped for Success Preview your Textbooks Mark | |
| Your Text Communicate with Your Instructor Review | |
| Your Lecture Notes Network with Other Students Collaborate to Divide Work | |
| Look at an ldquo;Ardquo; Paper Use Technology to Communicate Consider a Tape Recorder | |
| Pass the First Test Watch | |
| Videos or DVDs Predict Exam Questions | |
| bull; ldquo;Bouncing Back From Failure,rdquo; 5 Tips For Overcoming Failure | |
| Summary Points Myreadinglab The Reading Workshop | |
| Everyday Reading Skills: Searching the Internet | |
| Stages of Reading What Is the Reading Process? | |
| Stages of Reading Stage One: Previewing | |
| Integrating Knowledge | |
| Recalling Assess Your Progress as a Learner Levels of Reading Comprehension | |
| Summary Points Myreadinglab The Reading Workshop | |
| bull; Health ldquo;Improved Eating For The College Student,rdquo; from Health: The Basics, Sixth Edition | |
| bull; Science ldquo;The Galveston Disaster,rdquo; from Oceanography, Fifth Edition | |
| bull; Criminal Justice ldquo;Was Eric Clark Insane Or Just Troubled?rdquo; from | |
| The Associated Press Vocabulary Lesson: Not, Not, and Not Everyday | |
| Reading Skills: Reading News and Feature Stories in the Newspaper | |
| Vocabulary Learning New Words Remembering New Words | |
| Use Association | |
| Use Concept Cards Practice | |
| Your New Words Unlocking the Meaning of New Words | |
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