Alexander, Roberta, 1946-

A community of readers : a thematic approach to reading / Roberta Alexander, with Jan Jarrell. - Fifth edition. - xxxiii, 571 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 558-563) and index.

Skills Instruction and Thematic Readings -- The Reading Process: Joining a Community of Readers -- Working with Words: Living with Technology -- Topics and Main Ideas: Our Food, Our Culture -- Support for Main Ideas: Staying Well -- Patterns of Organization: Where We Live, Our Communities -- Inferences and Reading Literature Dealing with Gender -- Facts and Opinions: Living in a Diverse Society -- Critical Thinking: Science, Society, and Disease -- A Reader's Toolkit -- Reading Visual Aids -- Note Taking: The Cornell Note-Taking System -- Test Taking -- Writing Tips for Readers -- Evaluating and Navigating Web Sites -- Reader Response Journals -- Reading Circles -- Poster Sessions -- Suggested Reading for Book Projects. Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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College readers.
Reading comprehension

PE1122 / .A35 2010

428.43