Developmental Reading 1 /
Alejandro S. Bernardo.
- Manila, Philippines : Rex Book Store, c2013
- viii, 449 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgement v -- Preface vii -- Lesson 1. The reading process -- Lesson 2. The significance of reading -- Lesson 3. Factors Affecting reading power -- Lesson 4. Developmental Reading stages -- Lesson 5. Developmental Reading program -- Lesson 6. Reading models -- Lesson 7. Comprehension and levels of comprehension -- Lesson 8. Comprehension strategies -- Lesson 9. Expending your vocabulary -- Lesson 10. Analysing roots -- Lesson 11. Building vocabulary through affixes -- Lesson 12. Building vocabulary through Antonyms -- Lesson 13. Building vocabulary through synonyms -- Glossary 433 -- References 437 -- Index 443.
This book is a worktext in developmental reading that aims to refine and retool college students' reading skills. This book was designed as a response to the Commission on Higher Education's mandate of offering a course in college reading to assist the students in honing their comprehension skills deemed necessary for coping with the demands of various content areas.