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Reading Skills for College Students, 7/e

BASIC APPROACH

(Note: This textbook was published by our college division for use by students at post-secondary institutions whose reading skills are below the level needed to succeed in college. Please review this text carefully to ensure appropriateness of content for your students.)

The purpose of the seventh edition of Reading Skills for College Students is the same as previous editions—to improve the reading skills of college students and to increase their reading enjoyment. Hancock continues to help students improve their vocabulary, comprehension, reading rate, and study and test-taking abilities. The seventh edition covers all the reading skills required for college study, giving students hands-on practice with a variety of exercises. An abundance of information is available through expanding technology revolution; however, it takes advanced reading skills to select, read, and evaluate all this information.

Reading Skills for College Students serves as an excellent resource for students' college careers by providing instruction on reading in six different major content areas. The author has included specific chapters on reading for Literature, History, Psychology, Biology, Computers and Data Processing, and Business courses.

FEATURES

• Basic skills in reading—Covered in Part I; this section includes vocabulary, comprehension, rate, and study skills.
  • Teaches students skills they'll need throughout their college careers.
• Content reading areas—Covered in Part II; this section includes literature, history, business, psychology, biology, and computer science.
  • Enables students to apply reading skills to different contexts that they are likely to encounter in their future academic programs.
• Collection of reading selections in Part III—Drawn from textbooks, novels, newspapers, and magazines.
  • Presents students with a diversity of topics and styles that provide interest, encouraging good reading skills.
• Graphics, charts, tables, and maps—Featured in a comprehensive chapter.
  • Enables students to view graphics as a part of reading passages.
• Online Instructor's Manual with Tests—Contains tests with two levels of difficulty, with teaching suggestions and answers to all exercises.
  • Provides students with easy-to-use tools that encourage independence and skill-building. Enables instructors to devote time to teaching rather than devising their own tests.

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