Advanced Reading Power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster 1st Edition

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Longman; 1st edition (March 31, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 311 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0131990276
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0131990272
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.26 x 0.46 x 10.88 inches

Advanced Reading Power,by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook based on a cognitive skills approach. Its four key sections, designed to be used concurrently, help advanced students master reading skills needed for academic success:

  • Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, increase comprehension, and broaden vocabulary.
  • Vocabulary Building includes numerous strategies for learning vocabulary, including using context clues, analyzing word parts, and noticing collocations.
  • Comprehension Skills teaches reading skills, such as making inferences, recognizing patterns of organization, and reading critically.
  • Reading Faster features high-interest, nonfiction selections that help students improve their reading rate and flexibility.

Features:

  • A variety of authentic reading selections, including excerpts from college textbooks, promotes purposeful reading.
  • Focus on Vocabulary sections provide practice with academic vocabulary from the unit.
  • Comprehension exercises encourage students to interact with the text and develop an awareness of their own reading and thinking processes.

The Reading Power series also includes:


  • Basic Reading Power 1 (Third Edition): Beginning

  • Reading Power 2 (4th Edition): Intermediate

  • More Reading Power 3: High-Intermediate

Title :Advanced Reading Power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster 1st Edition

Author :Beatrice S. MikuleckyLinda Jeffries