Full Description
For college reading courses. In reading, motivation does matter. How do you motivate your students to read? As with most activities, the key to successful reading is motivation. By combining the stages of motivation with active reading, author Linda Lee empowers students to become college readers. She demonstrates to students how to use the attitudes and techniques of motivation to make every reading experience worthwhile and productive. Empowered College Reading: Motivation Matters provides motivating content, motivating features, and motivating software to help students become successful college readers.
Contents
Subject Area Readings A Note to Instructors A Note to Students The Motivation Measure Unit One: Motivated Reading. Chapter 1. The Power of Motivation. Chapter 2. Active Reading. Chapter 3. Reading Efficiently. Chapter 4. Vocabulary Expansion. Unit Two: Textbook Reading. Chapter 5. Reading for Learning Methods. Chapter 6. Main Ideas. Chapter 7. Details and Logical Patterns. Chapter 8. Graphic Aids. Unit Three: Critical Reading. Unit Three: Critical Reading. Chapter 9. Drawing Conclusions. Chapter 10. Evaluating Arguments. The Reader. Reading for Learning Texts. *Psychology *Business Communication *History *Biology Appendix. Summary of the Motivation Stages. Credits. Index. The CD-ROM. The Motivation Measure Reading for Learning Texts. *Marketing *Business Textbook Chapters *Sociology *World History
