More Reading Power

Based on a cognitive skills approach, these student-centered reading skills texts help students go beyond rote learning to develop the solid reading skills good readers take for granted.
You'll find the following skill development areas:
• Reading for Pleasure -- encourages students to master new reading strategies and broaden their vocabularies by helping them select books appropriate to their level and enjoy them on their own.
• Reading Comprehension Skills -- emphasizes strategic reading skills such as skimming, scanning, recognizing topics and main ideas, understanding sentences, and making inferences.
• Thinking Skills -- provides targeted practice in inference and analytical skills.
• Reading Faster -- uses high-interest short fiction and nonfiction passages to help students develop speed and flexibility in their reading.