Reading and Writing for Learning

by Fran Bozarth

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This text aims to improve reading through work on vocabulary development, motor skills, comprehension and some reading rate improvement. Instruction includes sentence structure, paragraph and essay development, and written expression. Students can expect to increase working vocabulary and improve skills in basic communications.

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Publisher
Portland Community College
Subjects
Humanities
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Always be Prepared
  7. 1.1: PREPARING TO LEARN
  8. 1.2: PREPARING TO READ
  9. 1.3: PREPARING TO WRITE
  10. 1.4: WRITING GOOD SOLID SENTENCES
  11. 2: Comprehending & Communicating Clearly
  12. 2.1: WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
  13. 2.2: READING & WRITING BASICS – TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
  14. 2.3: Using a Main Idea to Organize Your Paragraph
  15. 3: Organize to Understand and to be Understood - Common Patterns of Organization
  16. 3.1: DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS: PROVIDING CONTEXT
  17. 3.2: CONNECT THE DOTS: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION & THEIR TRANSITIONS
  18. 3.3: USING DETAILS TO EXPLAIN: EXPOSITORY WRITING
  19. REVIEW
  20. 4: Subtleties of Reading and Writing - Author’s Style
  21. 4.1: INFERENCES: TEXT + EXPERIENCE
  22. 4.2: CREATING TONE AND MOOD WITH THOUGHTFUL DICTION
  23. 4.3: FACTS, OPINION, BASIC FALLACIES
  24. 4.4: FACT & OPINION IN READING AND WRITING
  25. REVIEW
  26. 5: Put It All Together - Critical Thinking and Thoughtful Writing
  27. 5.1: SYNERGY: WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER
  28. 5.2: LITERACY STRENGTH: WATCH FOR FALLACIES!
  29. 5.3: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NONFICTION
  30. 5.4: ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE: A PRIMER OF LITERARY DEVICES
  31. 5.5: THE PERSUASIVE ESSAY
  32. REVIEW
  33. Appendicies
  34. A. SUMMARIZING STRATEGIES
  35. B. VISUAL ORGANIZERS
  36. C. TEMPLATES & EXAMPLES
  37. Back Matter
  38. Index
  39. Glossary
  40. Detailed Licensing