Learning Vital Reading Strategies : A Workbook for Students

Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can’t Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts.1.Staying engaged with academic content material2.Developing purposes for reading3.Making reading predictions4.Evaluating textual information5.Drawing inferences6.Developing higher-level questions7.Making connections to prior knowledge8.Creating visuals to enhance comprehension9.Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabularySpecial features include “Point to Ponder” critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and “Professional Spotlight” interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions

Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can’t Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. 1.Staying engaged with academic content material2.Developing purposes for reading3.Making reading predictions4.Evaluating textual information5.Drawing inferences6.Developing higher-level questions7.Making connections to prior knowledge8.Creating visuals to enhance comprehension9.Navigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabularySpecial features include “Point to Ponder” critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and “Professional Spotlight” interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions