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020 _a9780073385730
020 _a0073385735
050 _aLB2395.M55
100 _aMilan Spears, Deanne
245 _aDeveloping critical reading skills. /
_cDeanne Spears
250 _a8th ed.
260 _aNew York:
_bMcGraw Hill,
_c2008.
300 _axxi, 582 p.:
_bill,;
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aContents: 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 --
650 _aReading comprehension.
650 _aStudy skills.
650 _aReading (Higher education)
_xUnited States.
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_cBK
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