Milan Spears, Deanne

Developing critical reading skills. / Deanne Spears - 8th ed. - New York: McGraw Hill, 2008. - xxi, 582 p.: ill,;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction -- Building a foundation: vocabulary, annotating, paraphrasing, and summarizing -- Reading for the main idea and author's purpose -- Reading between the lines: making accurate inferences -- Methods of paragraph development -- Patterns of paragraph organization -- Language and its effects on hte reader -- Tone, point of view, and allusions -- Elements of critical reading: analyzing arguments -- Problems in critical reading: evaluating arguments -- Practical applications in evaluating arguments -- Reading essays and articles -- Reading and studying textbook material -- Reading short stories --

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Reading comprehension.
Study skills.
Reading (Higher education)--United States.

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