READING 36 LAB MANUAL
Basic Reading
FULLERTON COLLEGE
Fall 2011
Reading 36 Lab Manual 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Skills Center Map ............................................................................................................................ 4 Reading Lab Procedures ............................................................................................................... 5-6
A. LAB MATERIALS
Best Non-Fiction Middle & Advanced .................................................................................... 7 Best Selling Chapters Middle ................................................................................................... 8 Best Selling Chapters Advanced .............................................................................................. 9 Cloze Connection ................................................................................................................ 10-11 Critical Reading Skills Series
Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 12 Worksheet (Apparitions, Aliens & UFO, Calamities, Disasters 2nd or 3rd Edition
Eccentrics, Heroes, Monsters, Phenomena) ........................................................ 13 Essential Skills Series
Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 14 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 15 Everyday Heroes Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 16 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 17 Reading Progress Chart ......................................................................................... 18
Jamestown Reading Drills Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 19 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 20
Jamestown Timed Readings Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 21 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 22
RFU Kit 2/B Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 23 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 24
Reading Strategies Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 25 Progress Chart ....................................................................................................... 26
Six-Way Paragraphs Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 27 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 28
Specific Skills Series Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 29 Worksheet (Main Idea & Drawing Conclusions) .................................................. 30 Topics from the Restless Description/Procedure ........................................................................................... 31 Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 32
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Table of Contents
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B. COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Inspiration ................................................................................................................................ 33
Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills
Directions .............................................................................................................. 34
Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 35
Word Roots
Directions .............................................................................................................. 36
Worksheet .............................................................................................................. 37
Word Smart ............................................................................................................................. 38
C. OTHER
Percentage Conversion Chart .......................................................................................... 39-40
Pronunciation Guide .............................................................................................................. 41 Time Verification Sheet .......................................................................................................... 42
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SKILLS CENTER LAB PROCEDURES FOR READING COURSES
http://skillscenter.fullcoll.edu
Attending the Center the 1st time:
To log onto the computers in the lab, use your FC username and password.
Each time you attend the Center, make sure you BRING THESE ITEMS WITH YOU:
Your Student I.D. card /or know your eight digit student number
Your Material Check-out Card (filled out front and back.)
Your Skills Center Assignment Sheet or contract (if instructor requires it.)
Scanning In To The Center:
First, scan your Student I.D. card (or key in your 8 digit student number.)
Second, choose the class that corresponds to the CRN (Course reference number) for your class.
Checking Out Materials:
Present your Material Check-out Card and tell the counter staff what material or computer program you would like to use.
Obtain a carrel seat card number that identifies the station assigned to you. (Not needed in 1410-Reading Lab)
Using Lab Materials:
Follow the Skills Center policies posted in the carrel.
Ask a counter aide or Instructional Assistant for help with any machine, program or other problem.
Let the aides at the counter know immediately when a computer is not working or if there is anything wrong
with any other material that you have checked out.
Checking out of the Center:
Return the carrel card and all Skills Center material to the counter.
Your Material Check-out Card will be returned to you.
Scan out using your student ID card or by keying in your eight digit student number.
Meeting Lab Attendance Requirements: Your instructor will receive periodic reports of your lab attendance.
Upon scanning into the lab, your total cumulative time will display on the screen. The time spent per visit will display in minutes on the screen when you scan out.
VIEW THE SKILLS CENTER ORIENTATION ONLINE: http://skillscenter.fullcoll.edu/SkillsCenterOrientation.htm
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The Center's purpose is to assist you and other lab users to develop various academic skills. You must
conduct yourself so that you and other lab users can accomplish this goal.
DO:
Bring your Lab Manual Materials with you.
Begin using the Lab the FIRST WEEK of the semester. You need to scan in up to the final exam period.
Ask Skills Center staff for assistance and do use any of the Center’s material to develop your skills.
Work in the Center regularly to build up your lab time and maximize your learning.
Complete your minutes in the Lab to fulfill your Lab requirement. (800 min. for Reading 27, 36, 96,127,142 and 1600 min. for Reading 56)
Log off when finished working on a computer.
DON'T:
Try to log a great number of lab hours at one time or at the end of a semester. Limit yourself to two hours maximum at a sitting.
Write in Skills Center materials or remove materials from the Center.
Bring food and beverages to the Center.
Bring children to the Center.
Socialize, use a cell phone, listen to music or the radio, or work on other homework, word processing, or personal business while in the lab.
Leave your carrel for more than a few minutes. (You will be scanned out.)
CAMPUS PRINTING
Purchase printing credit in the FC Bookstore.
Printing is $.05 per sheet
TO CHECK YOUR PRINTING BALANCE
Roll your mouse over the on the taskbar
in the bottom right of the desktop, and your
account number and account balance will
be displayed.
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BEST NONFICTION Middle and Advanced Levels Worksheet
Name Instructor
Middle
Advanced
1. Check out the book at Skills Center counter.
2. Choose a selection; write down the unit number and the date.
3. Read the Introduction to the essay, including the Building Background, About the Author, About the Lessons, and As You Read sections. Do not do the Writing Section.
4. Read the selection.
5. Answer the ten questions in the Reviewing and Interpreting section, placing the answer in the appropriate column.
6. Locate the answer key and check your answers. Write your percentage grade in the last column.
7. When you have completed ten selections, determine how many questions you answered correctly out of the total questions answered for each skill. Write this number at
the bottom of the column in the space provided.
8. Share the results with your instructor.
# of
Chapter
Date
Recalling Facts
Understanding
Main Ideas
Identifying
Sequence
Finding
Supporting Details
Getting Meaning
from
Context
Making
Inferences
Generalizing
Recognizing Fact
and Opinion
Identifying
Cause and Effect
Drawing
Conclusions
% Correct
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BEST SELLING CHAPTERS
Middle Level Worksheet
Name Instructor 1. Check out book at Skills Center counter. 2. Choose a selection; write down the unit number and date. 3. Read the selection. 4. Go to the "Reviewing and Interpreting the Chapter" section and write your answers across the row. 5. Locate the answer key and check your answers. Write your percentage score at the end of the row in the space provided. 6. When you have completed ten selections, determine how many questions you have answered correctly out of the twenty questions for each skill.
Write this number at the bottom of the double columns in the space provided. 7. Share the results with your instructor.
REMEMBERING
FACTS FOLLOWING ORDER
OF EVENTS UNDERSTANDING
WORD CHOICES UNDERSTANDING
IMPORTANT IDEAS UNDERSTANDING
LEVELS OF MEANING UNDERSTANDING
CHARACTER UNDERSTANDING
SETTING UNDERSTANDING
FEELINGS
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BEST SELLING CHAPTERS
Advanced Level Worksheet
Name Instructor 1. Check out book at Skills Center counter. 2. Choose a selection; write down the unit number and date. 3. Read the selection. 4. Go to the "Comprehension Questions" section and write your answers across the row. Although every selection has 25 questions, each selection
has a different number of questions for each of the ten skills. Record the answers in the box provided for the type of question indicated and determine your scores accordingly.
5. Locate the answer key and check your answers. Write the number correct out of 25 at the end of the row in the space provided. 6. When you have completed ten selections, determine how many questions you have answered correctly out of the total questions answered for
each skill. Write this number at the bottom of the double columns in the space provided.
7. Share the results with your instructor.
Chapter
# Date
Recalling
Specific
Facts
Organizing
Facts
Knowledge
of Word
Meanings
Drawing a
Conclusion
Making a
Judgment
Making
an
Inference
Understanding
characters
Understanding
Main Ideas
Recognizing
Tone
Appreciat
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Literary
Forms
Score
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Cloze Connections Worksheet 1st edition NAME LEVEL INSTRUCTOR
Cloze Connections are workbooks designed to improve reading comprehension. There are several levels with
each indicated by the letters “C” through “I”.
1. Check out the assigned material. 1. Record your answers on the Cloze Connections worksheet 2. Read each paragraph completely.
3. After reading the ENTIRE paragraph, choose the correct word that belongs in each blank space.
UNIT
DATE
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2
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7
8
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10
Number
Correct
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Cloze Connections Worksheet 2nd Edition (Empire) NAME LEVEL INSTRUCTOR
Cloze Connections are workbooks designed to improve reading comprehension. There are several levels with
each indicated by the letters “C” through “I”.
1. Check out the assigned material. 4. Record your answers on the Cloze Connections worksheet 5. Read each paragraph completely.
6. After reading the ENTIRE paragraph, choose the correct word that belongs in each blank space.
UNIT
DATE
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2
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Number
Correct
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CRITICAL READING SKILLS SERIES
Description
Titles of Books:
Your instructor will identify book to be used and provide directions for completing worksheet.
Apparitions Eccentrics Aliens & UFO's Eureka Calamities Heroes Daredevils Monsters Deceptions Phenomena Disasters 2nd ed. Rescued
NUMBER OF ERRORS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
% COMPREHENSION 100 92 84 76 69 61 53 43 38 30 23 15 7 0
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Stories for Critical Reading Skills Worksheet Name Instructor
Date Lesson # Score Percentage __ (1 point for each correct answer) Lesson title
A. Finding the Main Idea
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
B. Recalling Facts
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________
C. Making Inferences
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________
D. Using Words Precisely
1a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
2a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
3a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
4a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
5a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
Authors Approach
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
1. ________________________
________________________
________________________
2. ________________________
________________________
________________________
Critical Thinking
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
5. _________________
Personal Response
___________________________________________
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Self Assessment
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Description
The program consists of a series of booklets of progressive difficulty. The readings cover the following:
Procedure
1. Consult with your instructor for the beginning booklet number.
2. Check out the booklet and turn to the assigned reading number.
3. Think about the title of the passage. Skim the passage.
4. Read the passage.
5. Mark your answers in the upper boxes on the Essential Skills worksheet.
6. The main idea question -- question #6 -- is broken into four parts: Main Idea, Detail, Too Narrow, and Too
Broad. Each possible answer is lettered (a, b, c, d).
7. Place the best possible answer in each appropriate box. For example: If the answer lettered c is too broad
to be the main idea, put c in the upper box of the "Broad" section. If the answer lettered b is a detail, put b
in the upper box of the "Detail" section, etc.
8. Find your answers on the answer key.
9. Scoring: You should have two scores: one vertical (encompassing all the skills in each passage) and one
horizontal (encompassing a single skill in several passages).
Discovering the Main Idea Supporting Details
Conclusions Clarifying Devices (such as metaphor, simile
Understanding Vocabulary in Context and organizational patterns)
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Essential Skills Worksheet Level
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When you have finished correcting your work, put a total for each passage in the Total Score column.
When you have finished the assignment, put your total for each category in the Column Score column.
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EVERYDAY HEROES
Description
The purpose of this book is to inspire you do your best and to help you develop important reading,
thinking, and writing skills.
Before each story are a preview and a word list followed by the story. Some stories are written by
the person. For example, one story begins, “When I was a kid in Nevada, Missouri, I suffered from a
speech disorder.” Other stories are written about the person. For instance, another story begins, “In a rare
moment of rest in the living room of his crowded trailer home, Juan Angel smiles as he watches his
children play.”
Each story includes photographs so that you will get an even better sense of the person in
question. The photographs show that person going about daily routines at work, school, home, and with
special people in his or her life. Given the fact that each person has been through difficult times, it is
inspiring to see so many smiles in the photos and to have such strong visual evidence that, “Yes, this
person has made it.”
Each story is followed by vocabulary, reading, and discussion questions as well as writing
assignments. Starting on page 1 is a brief version of the kind of story that appears in the book, along with
sample activities and explanatory notes. Reading the story and going through the notes and activities will
give you a good idea of how Everyday Heroes works.
Procedure
1. Check out the assigned material.
2. Complete the vocabulary and reading sections on the answer worksheet.
3. Complete additional activities as directed by instructor.
4. Check your answer. Challenge any incorrect answers.
5. Record your scores on worksheet.
6. Record your scores on Reading Progress Chart.
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Everyday Heroes Worksheet Name Instructor
Title Vocabulary Check
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____ Number correct _________ Percentage _________ Title Vocabulary Check
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____ Number correct __________ Percentage __________ Title Vocabulary Check
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____ Number correct _________ Percentage _________
Unit # Date Reading Check
1. _____ 6. _____
2. _____ 7. _____
3. _____ 8. _____
4. _____ 9. _____
5. _____ 10. _____ Number correct _________ Percentage _________
Unit # Date Reading Check
1. _____ 6. _____
2. _____ 7. _____
3. _____ 8. _____
4. _____ 9. _____
5. _____ 10. _____ Number correct _________ Percentage _________ Unit # Date Reading Check
1. _____ 6. _____
2. _____ 7. _____
3. _____ 8. _____
4. _____ 9. _____
5. _____ 10. _____ Number correct _________ Percentage _________
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Everyday Heroes Reading Progress Chart
Copyright © 1996 by Townsend Press. Permission to copy this material is granted to teachers using Everyday Heroes as a class text.
Title of Story Vocabulary Check Reading Check
1. Rod Slappy _____________ ____________
2. Yvonne Chavez _____________ ____________
3. David McBeth _____________ ____________
4. Gwendolyan Dasher _____________ ____________
5. Juan Angel _____________ ____________
6. Claire Henson _____________ ____________
7. Enrique “Rick” Rivas _____________ ____________
8. Mikel Foster _____________ ____________
9. Joe Davis _____________ ____________
10. Maria Cardenas _____________ ____________
11. Jackie Leno Grant _____________ ____________
12. Kala White _____________ ____________
13. Xinrong “Cindy” Liu _____________ ____________
14. Oscar de la Torre _____________ ____________
15. Wendy Burns/Kate Vant _____________ ____________
16. Margaree Crosby _____________ ____________
17. Grant Berry _____________ ____________
18. Catina Washington _____________ ____________
19. Benjamin Carson, M.D. _____________ ____________
20. Juanita Lira _____________ ____________
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JAMESTOWN READING DRILLS
Description
These books are designed to help students improve their reading speed and
comprehension. Each passage is followed by a set of comprehension, critical thinking, and
vocabulary questions. There are thirty passages in each book. The Introductory Level book has
the easiest passages to read, Middle level is of medium difficulty, and Advanced is the most
difficult.
Procedures
1. Put your answers on the worksheet provided on the next page.
2. Grade your answers with the answer key located in the answer key bin.
3. Review your incorrect answers.
4. Complete the Reading Speed Chart if it is assigned by your instructor.
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Jamestown Reading Drills Name Instructor
Date Level Lesson #
Comprehension Critical Thinking Vocabulary
1. 6. 1. 6. 1. 6.
2. 7. 2. 7. 2. 7.
3. 8. 3. 8. 3. 8.
4. 9. 4. 9. 4. 9.
5. 10. 5. 10. 5. 10.
Score Score Score
Date Level Lesson #
Comprehension Critical Thinking Vocabulary
1. 6. 1. 6. 1. 6.
2. 7. 2. 7. 2. 7.
3. 8. 3. 8. 3. 8.
4. 9, 4. 9. 4. 9,
5. 10. 5. 10. 5. 10.
Score Score Score
Date Level Lesson #
Comprehension Critical Thinking Vocabulary
1. 6. 1. 6. 1. 6.
2. 7. 2. 7. 2. 7.
3. 8. 3. 8. 3. 8.
4. 9, 4. 9. 4. 9,
5. 10. 5. 10. 5. 10.
Score Score Score
Date Level Lesson #
Comprehension Critical Thinking Vocabulary
1. 6. 1. 6. 1. 6.
2. 7. 2. 7. 2. 7.
3. 8. 3. 8. 3. 8.
4. 9, 4. 9. 4. 9,
5. 10. 5. 10. 5. 10.
Score Score Score
Date Level Lesson #
Comprehension Critical Thinking Vocabulary
1. 6. 1. 6. 1. 6.
2. 7. 2. 7. 2. 7.
3. 8. 3. 8. 3. 8.
4. 9, 4. 9. 4. 9,
5. 10. 5. 10. 5. 10.
Score Score Score
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JAMESTOWN TIMED READING
Description
TIMED READINGS are different colored books (BLACK OR CORAL) of fifty 400-word passages
with 10 comprehension questions for each passage. There are many levels of difficulty. Each level
increases in difficulty. The fifty passages within each level are at the same level of difficulty. The
program is designed to give the student practice in reading relatively short passages and answering
comprehension questions.
Each student consults with the instructor for the color of the book, level, and number of unit to be
completed.
Procedure
1. After checking out a book, begin at the assigned book and level. Select any reading that looks
interesting.
2. Preview Time: 15 seconds. Preview title, first paragraph and last paragraph.
3. Read the passage quickly and carefully.
4. Answer the 10 comprehension questions. Compare your answers with the key in the back of the
book. Remember: Always study the correct answer for any questions you missed to discover
why that answer is correct and your answer incorrect.
5. If you are required to record your reading rate, check with your instructor for additional
procedural sheets.
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Jamestown Timed Readings Worksheet Name Instructor
Date
Color/Book #
Selection #
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Number Correct
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RFU KIT 2/B
(Reading for Understanding)
Description
This program breaks reading progress into 100 levels of difficulty. Each level contains 3 cards
designated by symbols (circle, square or triangle) all of approximately equal difficulty. Each card has 10
short answer completion items that can be answered quickly, so RFU cards are especially useful for small
segments of time remaining in a lab hour.
Procedure
1. Select a card at the starting level indicated by the RFU placement test, or at a level
suggested by your instructor.
2. Read the selection and answer the 10 items on the RFU Worksheet.
3. Check your answers with the Answer Key. Circle the incorrect answers and write the correct
answer in the box.
4. Think about any answers that do not agree with yours. The secret of real improvement and
great progress in this program lies in your understanding of why you missed an item.
5. If your score was 8, 9, or 10 correct, proceed to the next level. If you had 7 or fewer correct,
stay at that level until you do get 8, 9, or 10 correct. (Your instructor may change this system
of progressing.)
6. Individuals vary, but generally you can complete a card in 4 to 8 minutes.
7. Check with your instructor for validation procedures.
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RFU Worksheet Name Instructor
CARD #
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DATE
AN
SW
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NUMBER RIGHT
PERCENTAGE
CARD #
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DATE
PERCENTAGE TABLE 30 = 100% 29 = 97% 28 = 93% 27 = 90% 26 = 87% 25 = 84% 24 = 80% 23 = 77% 22 = 74% 21 = 70% 20 = 67% 19 = 64% 18 = 60% 17 = 57% 16 = 54% 15 = 50% 14 = 47% 13 = 44% 12 = 40% 11 or lower see percentage chart
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NUMBER RIGHT
PERCENTAGE
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READING STRATEGIES
Description
This is a series of reading workbooks containing 20 short articles in each book. Levels include:
GA
HA
IA
Several exercises, including comprehension questions, accompany each article. Check with your
instructor to determine which book level and exercises you should complete.
Procedure
1. Check out the workbook at the level assigned by your instructor.
2. Look at the Table of Contents. Select an article which focuses on a skill in which you need
practice.
3. Read the “Getting Ready” section.
4. Complete the “Vocabulary Practice” on your own paper. Grade your answers using the
answer key in the back of the book.
5. Preview the article according to the directions in Section C of your lesson.
6. Read the article.
7. Answer the “Comprehension Check” questions and complete the “Skill Practice” and
“Vocabulary Review” sections on your own paper.
8. Grade your answers from the key in the back of the book. Challenge your errors.
9. Using the “Percentage Conversion Table” included in your lab manual, convert your scores
to percentages [number correct/number of answers(#C/#A)] and record them on the
Mastery Progress Chart.
10. See your instructor for “Lesson Mastery” evaluation and the procedure for moving to a
higher level book.
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Reading Strategies Progress Chart Name __________________ Instructor ________________
Level
Lesson Number
Date
Vocabulary
Building Score
Comprehension
Check Score
Skill
Practice Score
Vocabulary
Review Score
Lesson
Mastered Number
Correct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Total
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SIX-WAY PARAGRAPHS
Description
This program at the advanced or middle level consists of passages for developing six of the essential
categories of comprehension. Following each passage there are six questions to answer covering the
following categories of comprehension:
1. Main Idea
2. Subject Matter
3. Supporting Details
4. Conclusion
5. Clarifying Devices
6. Vocabulary in Context
Since the comprehension categories are always in the above order, it is easy to diagnose your problem
area of comprehension.
Procedure
1. Check out the assigned material in the advanced or middle level.
2. Read the passage.
3. Using the worksheet from your Lab Manual, answer the six questions.
Follow your instructor’s procedures of checking your answers.
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Six-Way Paragraphs Worksheet
Name _______________________ Instructor __________________
Level: Advanced __________ Middle _____________
P A S S # A G E
CATEGORIES OF COMPREHENSION SKILLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
#
Correct
MAIN IDEA
Subject Matter
Supporting
Details
Conclusion
Clarifying Devices
Vocabulary in Context
A
B
C
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SPECIFIC SKILLS SERIES
Description
Each booklet at each level focuses on one of two topics, either Getting the Main Idea or Drawing
Conclusions.
Procedure
1. Check out the assigned booklet at the Lab counter.
2. Read the assigned units and answer the questions. Put your answers on the worksheet provided.
3. Check your answers with the keys posted on the walls or in the back of the book.
4. Scoring: Challenge the wrong answers.
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Specific Skill Series Main Idea and
Drawing Conclusions Worksheet Name Instructor
SKILL Unit #
Level
Date
A N S W E R S
1
2
3
4
5
Score
SKILL Unit #
Level
Date
A N S W E R S
1
2
3
4
5
Score
SKILL
Unit #
Level
Date
A N S W E R S
1
2
3
4
5
Score
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TOPICS FROM THE RESTLESS
Description
This program consists of 4 book levels. We will be using levels 1 and 2 only. Each book contains 20
sections which increase in difficulty as you progress through the book. The program is designed to
improve comprehension, vocabulary, word analysis, and word meaning skills. Phonics, spelling and
syllabication, dictionary skills, contextual aids, prefixes, suffixes, and roots, and expectancy skills are
also covered.
Your book and starting selection will be assigned by your instructor.
Procedure
1. Check out the assigned book (See material checkout procedure).
2. Preview before reading: read the title, then the opening and closing paragraphs, then skim
through—trying to discover the author’s approach to his subject.
3. Read the selection carefully.
4. Your answers should be recorded on the Topics from the Restless Worksheet. Use the Diagnostic
Worksheet only if specifically indicated by your instructor.
5. Keep track of your reading time: note clock time on worksheet when you start and finish the
reading. Do not include the time spent on skimming or on answering the questions.
6. Answer vocabulary questions: the vocabulary words are printed in context to help you recall how
the words are used. The location of the word in the selection is given so, if necessary, you can
find it again and read the adjoining sentences to understand it better.
7. Answer comprehension questions: read each question carefully and without looking back, select
one of the four choices which answer the question most accurately. All four choices may
sometimes be correct, but only one is the best answer.
8. Complete the accompanying exercises to improve word analysis and word meaning skills.
9. The answer key is located in the Answer Key Bin. Find the answers for your selection. When
you find a wrong answer, circle it and insert the correct one. Examine the wrong answers and
determine which skill you miss most often.
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Topics from the Restless Worksheet Name Instructor ________________ Date Book # Selection # Reading time WPM
Understanding Comprehension Vocabulary – Part 2 Through Writing 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 8. 8. 9. 9. Study Skills 10. 10. 1. Score % Score % 2.
3.
4.
5.
Score %
Date Book # Selection # Reading time WPM
Understanding Comprehension Vocabulary – Part 2 Through Writing 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. 7. 8. 8. 9. 9. Study Skills 10. ____ 10. _____ 1. Score % Score % 2. ___________________
3.
4.
5.
Score %
Vocabulary – Part 1
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
Score _%
Vocabulary – Part 1
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
Score _%
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INSPIRATION
This program creates “idea maps” that become outlines. Each instructor has specific
instructions for using this program. See your instructor for more information.
4. Click on the “Inspiration 8” icon.
3. Click on the “Inspiration” folder.
1. Click on the “Reading Resources” folder on the desktop after logging in.
2. Click on the “Reading 56” folder.
5. For more information:
view the Inspiration Tutorial PowerPoint presentation by clicking on the icon on the desktop,
OR view an overview on http://www.inspiration.com/videos/inspiration and click on Quick Tour,
OR ask an Instructional Assistant for help.
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TEN STEPS TO IMPROVING COLLEGE READING SKILLS This computer program consists of additional practice mastery tests for each of the 10 skills studied in the textbook.
3. Click on the “Ten Steps to Improving
College Reading Skills.” icon.
1. Click on the “Reading Resources” folder on the desktop after logging in.
2. Click on the “Reading 36” folder.
4. Check with your instructor for more information on creating an account for yourself. If you are required to register, click on the Home icon at the bottom of the page to create an account. Follow the prompts.
5. Click on the test you wish to take. Record your scores on the worksheet.
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Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills Worksheet
Name Instructor
SKILL
DATE
SCORE
VERIFICATION
1. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT (1)
2. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT (2)
3. MAIN IDEAS (1)
4. MAIN IDEAS (2)
5. MAIN IDEAS (3)
6. MAIN IDEAS (4)
7. SUPPORTING DETAILS (1)
8. SUPPORTING DETAILS (2)
9. IMPLIED IDEAS/CENTRAL POINT (1)
10. IMPLIED IDEAS/CENTRAL POINT (2)
11. RELATIONSHIP I (1)
12. RELATIONSHIP I (2)
13. RELATIONSHIP II (1)
14. RELATIONSHIP II (2)
15. FACT AND OPINION (1)
16. FACT AND OPINION (2)
17. INFERENCES (1)
18. INFERENCES (2)
19. PURPOSE AND TONE (1)
20. PURPOSE AND TONE (2)
21. ARGUMENTS (1)
22. ARGUMENTS (2)
23. COMBINED SKILLS TEST (1)
24. COMBINED SKILLS TEST (2)
25. COMBINED SKILLS TEST (3)
26. COMBINED SKILLS TEST (4)
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WORD ROOTS
Use Word Roots to learn about the Latin and English word parts that make up common words. You will complete three activities in which you must correctly decode word parts to rebuild a city destroyed by a huge earthquake.
Each activity contains one or two word roots as a focus. Each activity has three sections.
1. Learning Word Parts 2. Building Words With Parts 3. Using Words in Context
To begin
1. Open the Reading Resources folder from the desktop
2. Click on the Reading 36 folder
3. Double click on the level of Word Roots icon that your teacher assigned
4. Click on New and type in your name. Press Enter
5. Choose your name and press Start!
6. Choose the activity and level you want to begin with
Your account and scores will not be saved after you exit the program. Use the Word Roots Worksheet to record your scores.
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WORD ROOTS
EXAMPLE – follow this sample to record your work. LE
VEL
_A1 ___A2 ___B1
Goal Score:
___
Points/ Score
Date Write the word part or word that you did not
correctly identify and its definition. Total Score
Activity # and Root Name: 1. POS
Learning Word Parts 40/60 3/25 Ex – put something outside
120 /160 Building Words with Parts 30/50 3/25
Im/posit/ion – placing a big burden
on someone
Words in Context 50/50 3/25 Deposit – put down somewhere safe
LEV
EL ___A1
___A2 ___B1
Goal Score: ____
Points/ Score
Date Write the word part or word that you did not
correctly identify and its definition. Total Score
Activity # and Root Name:
Learning Word Parts
____ /160 Building Words with Parts
Words in Context
LEV
EL ___A1
___A2 ___B1
Goal Score: ____
Points/ Score
Date Write the word part or word that you did not
correctly identify and its definition. Total Score
Activity # and Root Name:
Learning Word Parts
____ /160 Building Words with Parts
Words in Context
LEV
EL ___A1
___A2 ___B1
Goal Score: ____
Points/ Score
Date Write the word part or word that you did not
correctly identify and its definition. Total Score
Activity # and Root Name:
Learning Word Parts
____ /160 Building Words with Parts
Words in Context
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Name Instructor
Word Smart Vocabulary
Mastery
Goal ____
Group:
Level:
Date:
Time Spent:
Mastery
Goal ____
Group:
Level:
Date:
Time Spent:
Mastery
Goal ____
Group:
Level:
Date:
Time Spent:
Multiple Choice %
Multiple Choice %
Multiple Choice %
Flashcards % Flashcards % Flashcards %
Column
Matching %
Column
Matching %
Column
Matching %
Sentence
Complete. %
Sentence
Complete. %
Sentence
Complete. %
Laser Review %
Laser Review %
Laser Review %
Word Definition Word Definition Word Definition
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE VOWELS CONSONANTS
VOICELESS VOICED
1. or e
fat (Dan, Kathy, have) 21. f fun (enough, phone, muff) 31. v voice
2. or e
Ed (ready, Elvis, Pepsi, mess) 22. p path (apple, strap) 32. b bubble
3. or i
is (stick, Olympic, miss, myth) 23. ch church (Dutch, choose) 33. j George
4. or o
not (John, walk, tall, cough, Maude, awesome) 24. th think (bath, through) 34. ŧħ the
5. or u up (come, stomach, tough, couple, does, was) 25. s socks (assume, cent) 35. z zoo (ooze, was, dizzy)
6. ale (gray, weigh, maid, steak, May) 26. sh shine (ocean, patient) 36. zh Asian (treasure, seizure)
7. eel (kilo, weed, flea, piece, gasoline) 27. t tale 37. d desk
8. die (fry, tribe, dial, island, sign, high) 28. k kite (ache, check, bacon) 38. g egg
9. Joe (go, blow, coach, depot, oh though)
10. ū or yōō cute (Utah, fuel, skewer, puke, Eunice, unit) 29. h how (aha!)
11. ä
father (palm, chart, heart, garage, bah) 30. hw which (whale, whisper)
12.
full (butch, wood, would, pussy, book)
13. ōō or ü
boo (do, you, ruby, blew, through, blue)
39. m mishmash (smack)
14. oi
boy (loyal, oil, Detroit, noise, Troy)
40. n nose (gnash, pneumonia)
15. ou
cow (pouch, crowd, gouge, luau, Schnauzer)
41. ŋ think (sing, uncle, anger)
16. âr air (there, their, they’re, scarce)
42. l love (sleep, lull)
17. îr ear (beer, here, beard, weird, fierce)
43. r roast (pray)
18. ôr or (oar, warm, quarrel, mourn, roar, door)
44. w witch
19. ûr her (air, fur, word, earn, colonel, adjourn)
45 y yoyo (unyielding, yes)
20. around (label, missile, gallop, circus)
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TIME VERIFICATION SHEET Name Class
TOTAL TIME Comments: Time Required Extra Credit Time
Date Time In
Verification Time Out
Verification Total Time
Activity Number Completed
Activity Number Completed
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