TY - BOOK AU - Milan Spears, Deanne TI - Developing critical reading skills. SN - 9780073385730 AV - LB2395.M55 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill KW - Reading comprehension. KW - Study skills KW - Reading (Higher education) KW - United States. N1 - 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 -- ER -