Mastering College Reading: A Competency Workbook

Erin Thomas, MFA; Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA

Book Title: Mastering College Reading: A Competency Workbook

by Erin Thomas, MFA and Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA

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Book Description: This reading text covers the fundamental skills of adjusting strategy and approach to tackle specific reading tasks, but also examines the cognitive science behind it. It's iterative and builds upon itself, so students can increase

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Student Overview
1. 1.1 Learning Styles
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 1.2 C.I.T.E. Framework Assessment
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
3. 1.3 Learning and Attention
  Erin Thomas, MFA
4. 1.4 Bloom's Taxonomy
  Erin Thomas, MFA
5. 1.5 Reading an Assignment
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
6. 1.6 Semester Planning
  Erin Thomas, MFA
7. 1.7 Studying for Exams
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
8. 1.8 Test Taking Skills
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
1. 2.1 The Textbook Checklist
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 2.2 Previewing Textbooks
  Erin Thomas, MFA
3. 2.3 Highlighting Textbooks
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
4. 2.4 Annotating Textbooks
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
5. 2.5 Outlining Textbooks
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
6. 2.6 Visual Diagrams
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
7. 2.7 My Reading Plan
  Erin Thomas, MFA
1. 3.1 Skimming
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 3.2 Scanning
  Erin Thomas, MFA
3. 3.3 Identifying Main Ideas
  Erin Thomas, MFA and Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
4. 3.4 Summary and Paraphrase
  Erin Thomas, MFA
5. 3.5 Topic Sentences
  Erin Thomas, MFA
6. 3.6 Supporting Details and Transitions
  Erin Thomas, MFA
7. 3.7 Implied Topic Sentences
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
1. 4.1 SQ3R
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 4.2 Reacting to Your Reading
  Erin Thomas, MFA
3. 4.3 Reading Signals
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
4. 4.4 Strategic Rereading
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA and Erin Thomas, MFA
1. 5.1 Inferring Words from Context
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 5.2 Inferring Words Using Affixes and Roots
  Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
1. 6.1 Listing, Classification, and Sequence
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 6.2 Definition and Illustration
  Erin Thomas, MFA
3. 6.3 Compare and Contrast
  Erin Thomas, MFA
4. 6.4 Cause and Effect
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5. 6.5 Identifying a Claim
  Erin Thomas, MFA
6. 6.6 Mapping the Argument
  Erin Thomas, MFA
VII. Assessing Bias and Reliability
1. 7.1 Rhetorical Analysis
  Erin Thomas, MFA
2. 7.2 Three Appeals
  Erin Thomas, MFA
3. 7.3 Evaluating Logos and Ethos
  Erin Thomas, MFA
4. 7.4 Evaluating Pathos
  Erin Thomas, MFA
5. 7.5 Fake News
  Erin Thomas, MFA

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Erin Thomas, MFA and Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA

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Mastering College Reading: A Competency Workbook Copyright © 2025 by Erin Thomas Rachel Cox-Vineiz, Becky Marchant is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Language learning: reading skills

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Title: Mastering College Reading: A Competency Workbook
Authors: Erin Thomas, MFA and Rachel Cox-Vineiz, MA
Reviewers: Andrew Stapley; giselamartiz; Amanda Brandt; and Becky Marchant
License: Mastering College Reading: A Competency Workbook Copyright © 2025 by Erin Thomas Rachel Cox-Vineiz, Becky Marchant is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Primary Subject: Language learning: reading skills
Additional Subject(s): Educational: Study skills
Institution: Weber State University
Publisher: Weber State University
Publisher City: Ogden
Publication Date: December 5, 2025