Reading for Results (9th edition):
Additional Materials

Long experience tells me that no one single reading text ever has quite enough exercises. For that reason, I have included on this web site additional exercises and activities that can be used to follow up on the skills and concepts introduced in Reading for Results (10th edition). Instructors who would like similar materials at a higher or lower level should take a look at the exercises and tests included on the Reading Keys and Reading for Thinking pages.

Instructors who don't find what they want here or on the website should e-mail me with requests for specific materials related to the book. I will do my best of accommodate them in a timely fashion. As always, I would appreciate any comments on specific exercises and explanations that work particularly well, or dare I say, don't work especially well. I'm always looking for ways to make the book better, and comments from instructors and students help a lot during the process of revision.

Best, Laraine Flemming


Syllabus I: Fast Track
3 days/week, 16 weeks

Instructions for use ← New to the 9th edition
Syllabus I (.pdf file) ← New to the 9th edition

Syllabus II: Slowing the Pace
3 days/week, 16 weeks

Instructions for use ← New to the 9th edition
Syllabus II (.pdf file) ← New to the 9th edition

Chapter 1:
Word Power

Quiz 1: Using Context Clues
Quiz 2: Using Word Parts ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 3: Vocabulary Test for Chapters 3 and 4 ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 4: Vocabulary Test for Chapter 4 ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 5: Vocabulary Test for Chapter 5 ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 6: Vocabulary Test for Chapter 6 ← New to the 9th edition

Chapter 2:
SQ3R: A System for College Reading

Suggestions for Teaching
Questionnaire 1: Textbook Clues to Meaning
Questionnaire 2: Strategies for Reading
Questionnaire 3: Improving Concentration

Chapter 3:
Recognizing General and Specific
Sentences

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Creating General Categories
Quiz 2: General and Specific Sentences
Quiz 3: Getting Specific

Chapter 4:
Discovering Topics and Main Ideas

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Identifying Topics
Quiz 2: Topics, Topic Sentences, and Paraphrasing
Quiz 3: Paraphrasing the Topic Sentence

Chapter 5:
Inferring Main Ideas

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Selecting the Better Inference
Quiz 2: Creating the Appropriate Inference
Quiz 3: Drawing Inferences ← New to the 9th edition

Chapter 6:
The Function of Supporting Details

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz: Spotting Irrelevant Details

Chapter 7:
Beyond the Paragraph: Reading
Longer Selections

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Identifying the Main Idea
Quiz 2: Recognizing Thesis Statements

Chapter 8:
Recognizing Patterns of Organization
in Paragraphs

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Predicting Patterns
Quiz 2: Sentence Relationships I ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 3: Sentence Relationships II ← New to the 9th edition
Quiz 4: Looking for Patterns

Chapter 9:
Combining Patterns in Paragraphs
and Longer Readings

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Recognizing Patterns
Quiz 2: Patterns and Thesis Statements

Chapter 10:
Becoming a Critical Reader

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Blending Fact and Opinion
Quiz 2: Recognizing Tone and Purpose
Quiz 3: Looking for Errors in Arguments ← New to the 9th edition
Exercise: Expressing Opinions

Chapter 11:
Reading Charts, Graphs, and Tables

Suggestions for Teaching
Quiz 1: Understanding Charts, Graphs, and Tables
Quiz 2: Reading Pie Charts


Last update of this page: Jan. 9, 2007

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