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Click on the following for a brief discussion and exercises on how to read a textbook chapter:
Reading a Textbook Chapter

Chapter 1: A Reading System for Effective Readers
Lab Activity 1: Prior Knowledge
Lab Activity 2: The Reading Process: Before Reading
Lab Activity 3: The Reading Process: During Reading
Lab Activity 4: The Reading Process: After Reading
Lab Activity 5: A Reading System for Master Readers tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 2: Vocabulary Skills
Lab Activity 6: Context Clues
Lab Activity 7: Roots
Lab Activity 8: Prefixes
Lab Activity 9: Suffixes
Lab Activity 10: Vocabulary Skills tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 3: Stated Main Ideas
Lab Activity 11: Identifying Topics
Lab Activity 12: Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details
Lab Activity 13: Topic Sentences
Lab Activity 14: Central Ideas and Thesis Statements
Lab Activity 15: Topics, Main Ideas, and Central Ideas tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 4: Supporting Details
Lab Activity 16: Questions for Locating Supporting Details
Lab Activity 17: Major and Minor Details
Lab Activity 18: Outlining Major and Minor Details
Lab Activity 19: Creating a Summary from Annotations
Lab Activity 20: Chapter-end Questions in a Textbook tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 5: Outlines and Concept Maps
Lab Activity 21: Outlines
Lab Activity 22: Formal Outlines
Lab Activity 23: Concept Maps
Lab Activity 24: Supporting Details and Concept Maps
Lab Activity 25: The Table of Contents in a Textbook tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 6: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 26: Relationships Within and Between Sentences
Lab Activity 27: The Time and Space Order Patterns
Lab Activity 28: The Listing Pattern
Lab Activity 29: The Classification Pattern
Lab Activity 30: Transitions and Thought Patterns tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 7: More Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 31: The Comparison-and-Contrast Pattern
Lab Activity 32: The Cause-and-Effect Pattern
Lab Activity 33: The Generalization-and-Example Pattern
Lab Activity 34: The Definition Pattern
Lab Activity 35: More Thought Patterns tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 8: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Lab Activity 36: Implied Main Ideas
Lab Activity 37: Implied Main Ideas in Paragraphs
Lab Activity 38: Implied Main Ideas in Literature
Lab Activity 39: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Ideas
Lab Activity 40: Implied Main Ideas and Implied Central Idea tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 9: Fact and Opinion
Lab Activity 41: Fact and Opinion
Lab Activity 42: Biased Words and Qualifiers
Lab Activity 43: Reading Critically in Context
Lab Activity 44: Informed and Expert Opinions
Lab Activity 45: Fact and Opinion tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 10: Tone and Purpose
Lab Activity 46: Author's Tone
Lab Activity 47: Author's Purpose
Lab Activity 48: Purpose and Tone in Nonfiction
Lab Activity 49: Verbal and Situational Irony
Lab Activity 50: Tone and Purpose tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 11: Inferences
Lab Activity 51: Inferences: Educated Guesses
Lab Activity 52: Making Inferences from Details
Lab Activity 53: Making Valid Inferences
Lab Activity 54: Inferences in Creative Expression
Lab Activity 55: Inferences in Texts and Visuals tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 12: The Basics of Argument
Lab Activity 56: Claim and Support
Lab Activity 57: Relevant Support
Lab Activity 58: Argument in a Periodical Article
Lab Activity 59: Argument in Political Cartoons
Lab Activity 60: The Basics of Argument tbskils_small.gif

Chapter 13: Advanced Argument
Lab Activity 61: Fallacies That Ignore the Issue
Lab Activity 62: Propaganda Techniques That Use Irrelevant Details
Lab Activity 63: Fallacies That Oversimplify the Issues
Lab Activity 64: Propaganda Techniques That Use Inadequate Details
Lab Activity 65: Examining Biased Argumenttbskils_small.gif

Practice Tests
Practice for the Florida College Basic Skills Exit Test
Practice for the Texas Higher Education Assessment Test
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