编者的话 1
1.Previewing and Predicting 1
Learn the two steps of previewing 1
References 6
2.Skimming 8
Skimming 8
Skimming and outline/central Idea 18
Defining the term an outline 25
Style in writing 27
Preview skimming 27
The relationship between style and reading strategies 32
Organization of writing 35
Overview skimming 43
Review skimming 44
References 52
3.Scanning 53
Scanning 53
Examples 54
Exercise 58
References 63
4.Strategies for Using Contextual Clues to Determine Word Meanings 64
Rationale 65
Assumptions 66
Types of context clues 68
Application 73
Advantages of using this approach 76
Exercises that practice inferring the meaning of the unknown words in short context 76
References 90
5.Monitoring Comprehension at the Sentence Level of Text Processing 92
Comprehension monitoring 92
Identify key elements in sentences/Using structure-based reading 94
Analyze more complicated sentences 106
Think how you read best 107
References 116
6.Improving Your Paragraph Comprehension 118
Unity 118
The topic sentence 119
Look for the topic sentence 122
Identify topics,main ideas,supporting details 132
References 140
7.Improving Your Passage Comprehension 141
Recognize central thought,main ideas,supporting ideas 142
Summary writing 151
A final comment on comprehension monitoring 153
a part of a reading text 154
References 157
8.Introducing Genre 158
Formal schema 158
Genre 159
Argument 159
Discussion genre 162
Recounts 165
report 167
Explanation genre 170
Instructions orprocedure genre 173
Narratives 175
References 177
A final comment on genre 178
Exercise 178
9.Paragraph Development Patterns 190
Coherence and a thought pattern 191
Paragraph development patterns 193
Enumeration 193
Order or sequence 194
An order of importance sequence 195
A process sequence 196
A spatial development 198
Definition 200
Compare/contrast 201
Classification and analysis 203
Cause-effect 205
Problem-solution 207
Persuasion and argumentation 208
References 214
10.Analyzing Discourse 215
Identify the author s point of view 217
Recognize the author s purpose 219
Distinguish between facts and opinions 222
Determine author s attitude and tone 226
Review：style in writing 235
The summary of this chapter 239
References 239
Key to Exercise 240
Major References 258
后记 260