Reading comprehension success - LearningExpress 2005

Reading comprehension success - LearningExpress 2005

How to Use This Book

Pretest

Building a Strong Foundation

Lesson 1. Getting the Essential Information

Lesson 2 Finding the Main Idea

Lesson 3 Defining Vocabulary in Context

Lesson 4 The Difference between Fact a and Opinion

Lesson 5 Putting It All Together

Structure

Lesson 6 Start from the Beginning: Chronological Order

Lesson 7 Order of Importance

Lesson 8 Similarities and Differences: Compare and Contrast

Lesson 9 Why Do Things Happen? A Look at Cause and Effect

Lesson 10 Being Structurally Sound: Putting It All Together

Language and Style

Lesson 11 A Matter of Perspective: Point of View

Lesson 12 Diction: What’s in a Word?

Lesson 13 Style: It’s Not What They Say but How They Say It

Lesson 14 How They Say It, Part Two: Tone

Lesson 15 Word Power: Putting It All Together

Reading between the Lines

Lesson 16 Finding the Implied Main Idea

Lesson 17 Assuming Causes and Predicting Effects

Lesson 18 Emotional Versus Logical Appeals

Lesson 19 Finding Meaning Literature

Lesson 20 Drawing Conclusions: Putting It All Together

Posttest

Appendix A

Appendix B Additional Resources