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Overview
Reading comprehension assignments that first seem confusing become easy when students answer the author’s key questions about their own reading habits. For example: “What can kids do to warm up their brains before starting to read?” and “How can they keep the facts they read in their head?” The author offers interesting answers to these and many more questions. Titles in Barron’s extensive Painless Series cover most subjects taught on middle school and high school levels, and are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing—or in some cases, just plain boring. Painless Series authors, all of them experienced educators, are experts at clearing up aspects of their subjects that students are likely to find confusing. These books also perk up students’ interest by emphasizing the attention-catching ways in which the subjects can be put to practical use. Most Painless Series titles take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, and all of them present fun-to-solve challenges with puzzles, games, and “Brain Tickler” problems. Although Painless Series titles are written primarily for middle school and high school students, older students and adults who need to refresh their skills will also find these books extremely helpful.
NEW BONUS FEATURE
Printed inside every copy of Painless Reading Comprehension is a code that gives kids FREE access to a subject-related app. This book's app is an arcade game themed to help students improve their reading comprehension. It can be downloaded on any iPhone, iTouch, iPad, or Android device.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764147630 |
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| Publisher: | Barrons Educational Series |
| Publication date: | 05/01/2012 |
| Series: | Barron's Painless |
| Edition description: | Second Edition |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
| Age Range: | 14 - 17 Years |
About the Author
Darolyn “Lyn” Jones
Fishers, IN
Darolyn “Lyn” Jones Ed.D. earned her doctoral degree in educational studies from Ball State University. She has a M.S. in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education from Indiana University at Bloomington and a B.A. in English and English Secondary Education from Purdue University. Jones currently teaches English education, creative writing, and rhetoric and composition at Ball State University. While at Ball State, Jones has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award (EXIT), the Top Diversity Research and Publication Award two years in a row, won the Accessibility Faculty Member of the year award, twice awarded the Ball State Difference Maker of the Month Award, and has been nominated for the Robert O’Foster Faculty award. She has also served as a peer editor for the National Council Teachers of English (NCTE) critical journal, English Journal, for 10 years and has been a guest editor for Duke University’s, Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture.
About the Publisher
In the 1930s, Manuel H. Barron opened a bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr. Barron created his own study guides.
80 years later, Barron's has helped millions of people prepare for their next step.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Patterns
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Types of Readers
Becoming a Better Reader
What Should I Do Before I Start Reading?
Graphic Organizers
Warm Up for Reading
Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions
What If I Don't Understand What I Am Reading?
Be a Good Reader
Using Graphic Organizers
How Teens Read
Do You Really Get What You Are Reading?
How Do You Connect with the Words?
Flag Words
Help with Vocabulary
Reading Context Clues and Solving the Puzzle
Staircase to Vocabulary Success
in Your Head
What Do I Do When I Am Finished Reading?
Skimming for Information
Rereading Part of the Text
Raising Questions Aids Your Reading
How Do I Read for Information Versus Reading for Fun?
How Is the Textbook Set Up?
Preparing for What's Next
The SQ3R Method
Textbook Response Sheet
How Can Graphic Organizers Help?
Before, During, and After You Read
The 3 Ds: Determine, Decide, and Deduce
Practicing with Graphic Organizers
Books
I Can't Find a Good Book to Read!
Books That Interest Teens
Teachers and Parents
Why Do Teens Struggle with Reading Anyway?
Improvement Strategies