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List of contents
I. A HANDBOOK FOR READING AND THINKING IN COLLEGE.
1. Active Reading and Thinking Strategies.
2. Vocabulary Building.
3. Thesis, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Transitions.
4. Organizational Patterns.
5. Making Inferences.
6. Critical Reading.
7. Organizing Ideas.
8. Improving and Adjusting Your Reading Rate.
9. Reading and Evaluating Electronic Sources.
II. READINGS FOR ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES.
10. Reading Across the Disciplines.
11. Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology).
12. Communication/Speech.
13. Anthropology.
14. Education.
15. Arts/Humanities/Literature.
16. Public Policy/Contemporary Issues.
17. Political Science/Government/History.
18. Business/Advertising/Economics.
19. Technology/Computers.
20. Health-Related Fields.
21. Life Sciences.
22. Physical Sciences/Mathematics.
23. Workplace/Career Fields.
III. TEXTBOOK CHAPTER READINGS.
Psychology Textbook Chapter.
“Behavior in Social and Cultural Context” from Wade/Tavris, Invitation to Psychology (Longman, 1999).
American History Textbook Chapter.
“The Post-Cold War World, 1992-2002” from Nash, et al., The American People (Longman, 2000).
Appendix: Assessing Your Reading Progress.
Words-per-Minute Conversion Chart.
Reading Progress Chart.
Credits.
Index.
Summary
Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines.
Reading Across the Disciplines is organized into three parts. Part One, “Reading and Thinking in College,” presents a brief skill introduction (in handbook format) introducing students to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. Part Two, “Selections from Academic Disciplines,” has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline. Part Three, “Textbook Chapter Readings,” contains two complete textbook chapters that enable students to practice skills on longer pieces of writing.
