Breaking Through: College Reading with Alternate Readings

Breaking Through: College Reading with Alternate Readings
ISBN-10
0321419243
ISBN-13
9780321419248
Series
Breaking Through
Category
Reading (Higher education)
Language
English
Published
2006-02
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Author
Brenda D. Smith

Description

Breaking Through: College Reading, 7e with AlternateReadingsoffers 31 new reading selections at the end of each chapter while retaining the core instruction and pedagogy of the current Seventh Edition. Students apply the skill being taught to reading short textbook passages and then go on to use multiple skills on the longer selections that conclude most chapters. An abundance of actual textbook passages from an array of disciplines immediately impact students’ collegiate performance as they can strengthen their skills needed for success in their courses. Reading skills at (approximately) the 6th-9 th grade levels.

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