Opening Doors

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OPENING DOORS
Understanding College Reading ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
Joe Cortina Janet Elder
Katherine Gonnet ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Finally . . . a reading improvement textbook that gets to the heart of the matter: reading comprehension skills and how to apply them. Every instructor wants to see students succeed in college—and this new book is specifically designed to help students read and study their college textbooks effectively and do well in all their college courses.
Opening Doors takes a three-part approach to teaching students how to understand college reading:
• PART ONE: ORIENTATION—Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College. In Part One, students learn how successful college students study and what specific ways can be used to approach college assignments effectively.
• PART TWO: COMPREHENSION—Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas. Part Two is the "comprehension core"; it features an integrated, recursive presentation of essential reading comprehension... Tovább

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OPENING DOORS
Understanding College Reading ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
Joe Cortina Janet Elder
Katherine Gonnet ¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Finally . . . a reading improvement textbook that gets to the heart of the matter: reading comprehension skills and how to apply them. Every instructor wants to see students succeed in college—and this new book is specifically designed to help students read and study their college textbooks effectively and do well in all their college courses.
Opening Doors takes a three-part approach to teaching students how to understand college reading:
• PART ONE: ORIENTATION—Preparing and Organizing Yourself for Success in College. In Part One, students learn how successful college students study and what specific ways can be used to approach college assignments effectively.
• PART TWO: COMPREHENSION—Understanding College Textbooks by Reading for Ideas. Part Two is the "comprehension core"; it features an integrated, recursive presentation of essential reading comprehension skills that students must learn in order to be successful in college courses.
• PART THREE: SYSTEMS FOR STUDYING TEXTBOOKS—Developing a System That Works for You. Part Three presents a variety of study skills students can use to become successful.
With Opening Doors, students gain experience with college-level material, acquire useful background knowledge in a variety of subjects, and gain the confidence they need to deal with the "real thing"—college textbooks. Vissza