Skimming and Scanning: Middle Level (Reading Improvement Series)

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Mimic real-life reading situations to help students find information quickly

  • Help students become fast, flexible readers
  • Help ...
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Overview

Mimic real-life reading situations to help students find information quickly

  • Help students become fast, flexible readers
  • Help students vary their reading rate according to their purpose
  • Help students find specific information quickly

What time is that movie on TV? What was the

general idea of that memo? What team is

leading the division? Skimming and Scanning helps

students pick out specific information quickly, training them to tailor their

reading rate depending on

their purpose. These drills

use real-life situations to

provide the encouragement

students need to become

flexible, independent

readers.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780809203642
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Publication date: 9/1/1999
  • Series: Reading Improvement Series
  • Edition description: Middle Level
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 73
  • Product dimensions: 8.30 (w) x 10.60 (h) x 0.27 (d)

Table of Contents

To the Student: Skimming1. "Mammals in the Sea" by Patricia Lauber2. "Energy from the Sun" by Jeanne Bendick3. "Sleeping and Dreaming" by Alison Bell4. "Zoo" by Edward D. Hoch5. "Meet the President" by Paula N. Kessler and Justin Segal6. "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis7. "Stargazing Basics" by John Mosley8. "The Strange Voyage of the Mary Celeste" by Stephen Mooser9. "Freshwater Fishing" with Jim Arnosky10. "The Scientific Method" by Donna VothTo the Student: Scanning1. Alphabetical Lists2. Three-Letter Guide Words3. Whole-Word Guide Words4. Telephone Directories5. Indexes6. TV Listings7. Bus Schedules8. Best-Seller Lists9. Best-Seller Lists10. Sports Tables11. Buyer's Guide Tables12. Statistical Tables13. Documents14. Internet/Web Sites15. CD-ROMsWords-per-Minute TableProgress Graph: Skimming

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