READING IN 15 MINS A DAY
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Junior Skill Builders
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Junior skill builders : reading in 15 minutes a day.
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ISBN: 978-1-57685-661-1
1. Reading (Middle school) 2. Reading (Secondary) 3. English
language—Grammar—Study and teaching (Middle school) 4. English
language—Grammar—Study and teaching (Secondary) I. LearningExpress
(Organization) II. Title: Reading in 15 minutes a day.
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C O N T E N T S
Introduction 1
Pretest 5
SECTION 1: BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY 17
Lesson 1: Multiple-Meaning Words 19
· Don’t be fooled by words with more than one meaning
Lesson 2: Words That Sound or Look Alike 27
· The difference between a homophone and a homograph
Lesson 3: Synonyms and Antonyms 35
· Using words that mean the same or mean the opposite
Lesson 4: Prefixes and Suffixes 43
· Get clues about a word’s meaning from its parts
Lesson 5: Terminology and Jargon 51
· Don’t be thrown by technical terms and
subject-matter vocabulary
Lesson 6: Context Clues 59
· Find the meaning of unknown words from hints in the text
Lesson 7: Denotation and Connotation 67
· Know what a word implies as well as what it really means
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S E C T I O N 2 : VA R I E T Y I N R E A D I N G 75
Lesson 8: Genre: Fiction or Nonfiction? 77
· How do you know if something’s fiction or not?
Lesson 9: Author’s Purpose 85
· Why did the author write this selection anyway?
Lesson 10: Tone and Style 93
· How does what authors say and how they say it make
you feel?
Lesson 11: Text Features 101
· What information can you get from headings, subheads,
and captions?
Lesson 12: Graphics 109
· What information can you get from graphs, maps, and
other visuals?
S E C T I O N 3 : O R G A N I Z AT I O N O F T E X T 117
Lesson 13: Main Idea and Supporting Details 119
· What’s a selection all about? Are there enough facts to back
that idea?
Lesson 14: Chronological Order 127
· Follow things as they happen, from beginning to end
Lesson 15: Cause and Effect 135
· What makes something happen? What effect can one thing
have on another?
Lesson 16: Compare and Contrast 143
· How are people, places, and events alike? How are
they different?
Lesson 17: Fact and Opinion 151
· What can the author prove to be true? What are simply his or
her personal beliefs?
Lesson 18: Question and Answer 159
· The author asks you a question, and then you find the answer
Lesson 19: Problem and Solution 167
· The author states what’s wrong and suggests how to fix it
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Lesson 20: Making Inferences 175
· Learn to make good guesses so you can predict what’ll
happen next
Lesson 21: Drawing Conclusions 183
· Weigh all the evidence, and then make a decision
Lesson 22: Summarizing 191
· Retell only the most important parts of what you read
S E C T I O N 4 : E L E M E N T S O F L I T E R AT U R E : T H E FA C T S 199
ABOUT FICTION
Lesson 23: Character and Setting
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