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[2015]
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Analyzing text is one of the greatest skills a young reader can develop. This book helps readers gain an understanding of what it means to read a text for information, recognize point of view, and search for evidence. Readers will also learn to recognize important components of texts, including the main idea, theme, and structure. Finally, readers will learn how to form and express their own opinions. "Quick Tip" boxes give opportunities to apply...
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2019.
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Presents a guide to reading critically, offering tips and activities to improve reading comprehension, covering such topics as point of view, context clues, rhyme schemes, and deciphering fact from fiction. The ability to read critically is an essential skill vital to success in school. For example, do you know what point of view means? Or how to "read" a picture? Can you tell fact from opinion? Well, whether you're a kid who's just starting to read...
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©2000
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Practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher and staff developer who writes with verve and humor about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement - from those who have mastered the art of "fake reading" to college-bound juniors and seniors who struggle with the different demands of content-area textbooks and novels. Enter...
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"Widely acknowledged as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's adventure story of a shipwrecked sailor became an instant classic upon its publication in 1719 and the yardstick for countless castaway narratives to follow." "Robinson Crusoe, an English sailor, finds himself marooned on a desert island after the rest of his shipmates drown in a terrible wreck. He survives on the island for nearly three decades, domesticating livestock, cultivating plants,...
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[2008]
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The powerful lizard is wreaking havoc at the Central Park Zoo. He's trying to free all the reptiles so they can once again dominate the world. Can Spider-Man stop him in time? Introduces science vocabulary, memory skills, cause and effect, identifying plot elements and setting.