Opening Doors book alone

3. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-07-231496-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 768 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 997 g

This intermediate-level text for Developmental Reading and Reading and Study Skills courses presents a systematic way of approaching college textbook material to help students be more efficient in their reading and studying.

Packaged with a free student CD-ROM and containing 24 full-length selections from both textbooks and popular sources, plus 2 complete textbook chapters, Opening Doors teaches essential reading comprehension skills and specific strategies for approaching college reading assignments effectively.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cortina, Joe

Elder, Janet

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: ORIENTATION: Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in CollegeChapter 1: Making Yourself Successful in CollegeSkills:Doing What Successful Students DoSetting Your GoalsMotivating YourselfManaging Your TimeUnderstanding Learning StylesCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardReadings:Selection 1-1: 'Why Go to College?' from P.O.W.E.R. LEARNING: Strategies for Success in College and Life by Robert S. Feldman (Study skills)Selection 1-2: 'Hero on Parade' from The Big Picture by Ben Carson with Gregg Lewis (Nonfiction)Selection 1-3: 'Saved,' from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley (Autobiography)Chapter 2: Approaching College Reading and Developing a College-Level VocabularySkills:Understanding the Reading ProcessImproving Your ReadingDeveloping a College-Level VocabularyCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardsReadings:Selection 2-1: 'The World Wide Web' by Robert Harris (Information Technology)Selection 2-2: 'The Yellow Ribbon' by Pete Hamill (Literature)Selection 2-3: 'A Whale of a Survival Problem' by John Postlethwait and Janet Hopson (Biology)Chapter 3: Approaching College Assignments: Reading Textbooks and Following DirectionsSkills:College Textbooks: A Process for Reading and Studying EffectivelyFollowing Directions in Textbooks and on TestsCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardsReadings:Selection 3-1: 'How to Find the Time to Read' by Louis Shores (Essay)Selection 3-2: 'Parenthood' by Diane E. Papalia and Sally Wendkos Olds (Human development)Selection 3-3: 'Art in the Service of Religion' by Rita Gilbert (Art appreciation)PART TWO: COMPREHENSION: Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for IdeasChapter 4: Determining the Topic and the Stated Main IdeaSkills:The Topic of a ParagraphThe Stated Main Idea of a ParagraphA Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Topics and Stated Main IdeasCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardsReadings:Selection 4-1: 'The New Workforce' by Michelle Conlin (Magazine article)Selection 4-2: 'Latinos' by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology)Selection 4-3: 'Muhammad' by Michael Hart (History)Chapter 5: Formulating Implied Main IdeasSkills:Implied Main Ideas in ParagraphsFormulating an Implied Main IdeaA Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Implied Main IdeasCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardsReadings:Selection 5-1: 'Laugh Your Stress Away' by Stephen Lally (Magazine article)Selection 5-2: 'The Changing Roles of Men and Women' by Merrill McLoughlin and other (Sociology)Selection 5-3: 'Demography?' by Richard J. Gelles and Ann Levine (Sociology)Chapter 6: Identifying Supporting DetailsSkills:Supporting Details in ParagraphsIdentifying and Listing Supporting DetailsMajor and Minor Details and How to Tell the DifferenceA Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Supporting DetailsCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review CardsReadings:Selection 6-1: 'Benjamin Franklin' by Mary L. Sherk (Newspaper article)Selection 6-2: 'Communication Close-Up at Ben and Jerry's Homemade' by Courtland Bovée and John Thill (Business)Selection 6-3: From A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy by Randy Charles Epping (Economics)Chapter 7: Recognizing Authors' Writing PatternsSkills:Patterns of WritingRecognizing Author's Writing PatternsA Word about Standardized Reading Tests: Writing PatternsCreating Your Summary: Developing Chapter Review Cards:Readings:Selection 7-1: 'Career Choice' by Jack R. Kapoor, et al. (Personal Finance)Selection 7-2: 'The Decision to Marry' by Marvin Levy, Mark Dignan, and Janet Shirreffs (Health)Selection 7-3: 'Reactions to Impending Death' by Dennis Coon (Psychology)

Über Autor(innen)

Cortina, Joe
Joe Cortina earned his B.A. degree in English from San Diego State University and his master’s degree and doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction in reading from the University of North Texas. He has taught undergraduate teacher education courses in reading at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. In 1981 he was selected to represent the Dallas County Community College District as a nominee for the Piper Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Dr. Cortina was chosen as his division’s Piper Award nominee for excellence in teaching in 1987, 1988, and 1993. In 1992 he was selected as an honored alumnus by the Department of Elementary, Early Childhood, and Reading Education at the University of North Texas, and in 1994 he was a recipient of an Excellence Award given by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. In addition to teaching reading courses at Richland College, he has served as faculty leader of Richland’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program. Dr. Cortina has served as a member of the advisory board of The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. He is a frequent speaker at professional meetings. He has worked with Janet Elder as a writing team since 1985. Their first book, Comprehending College Textbooks: Steps to Understanding and Remembering What You Read, is now in its third edition. The second edition of Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading was published in 1998.

Elder, Janet
Janet Elder was graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas in Austin with a B.A. in English and Latin. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was the recipient of a government fellowship for Southern Methodist University’s Reading Research Program, which resulted in a master’s degree. Her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction in reading is from Texas Woman’s University, where the College of Education presented her the Outstanding Dissertation Award. She established the Richland College Honors Program and directed it for many years. She periodically serves as a member of the teaching teams in honors English and humanities courses. She has served ona task force that reevaluated Richland’s college-wide writing program. She received the Extra Mile Award from special services students, has been her division’s Piper Award nominee for excellence in teaching, and in 1993 received an Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. She used a recent sabbatical to create multimedia instructional materials. In addition, Dr. Elder and Dr. Gonnet co-authored the reading section of How to Prepare for the TASP, 2/e, a study guide for entering college students who must take the Texas Academic Skills Program Test.Dr. Elder serves as a presenter at many professional conferences.