New Worlds: An Introduction to College Reading - Softcover

Cortina, Joe; Elder, Janet

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9780073660295: New Worlds: An Introduction to College Reading

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073660299 ISBN 13: 9780073660295

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1999

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This introductory reading text presents skills clearly, using a structured approach that emphasizes comprehension and practice.

NEW WORLDS uses excerpts from leading college textbooks to help students to understand the real demands of actual college-level reading and to develop the skills to handle that reading.

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About the Author:

Joe Cortina earned his B.A. degree in English from San Diego State University and his master’s degree and doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction in reading from the University of North Texas. He has taught undergraduate teacher education courses in reading at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. In 1981 he was selected to represent the Dallas County Community College District as a nominee for the Piper Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Dr. Cortina was chosen as his division’s Piper Award nominee for excellence in teaching in 1987, 1988,, and 1993. In 1992 he was selected as an honored alumnus by the Department of Elementary, Early Childhood, and Reading Education at the University of North Texas, and in 1994 he was a recipient of an Excellence Award given by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. In addition to teaching reading courses at Richland College, he has served as faculty leader of Richland’s Writing Across the Curriculum Program. Dr. Cortina has served as a member of the advisory board of The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. He is a frequent speaker at professional meetings. He has worked with Janet Elder as a writing team since 1985. Their first book, Comprehending College Textbooks: Steps to Understanding and Remembering What You Read, is now in its third edition. The second edition of Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading was published in 1998.

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