Basic Reading Power (repost)

Beginning Level. The Reading Power Series is 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. Basic Reading Power, the first in text in the series, helps beginning students (below 300 word vocabulary) to become better readers in school, college, or business. Includes special emphasis on developing the good vocabulary learning skills crucial to fluent reading. Featuring a Vocabulary Building section that offers strategies for learning new words, a Teacher's Guide section, and an Answer Key. The other books in this series include: Reading Power (Beginning/Intermediate Level), and More Reading Power (Intermediate Level). A Short Course for Teaching Reading Skills is also available.

Basic Reading Power, Second Edition, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook with a process approach to reading improvement. Its unique structure, featuring four key sections used oncurrently, helps beginning-level students (with a vocabulary of 300 words) to become better readers in school, college, or business.

* Reading for Pleasure encourages students to master new reading strategies and broaden their vocabulary.
* Comprehension Skills emphasizes strategic reading skills, such as skimming, making inferences, recognizing topics, and understanding sentences.
* Vocabulary Building offers strategies for learning new words, including personalized vocabulary lists, using context clues, and expanding categories of words.
* Thinking Skills provides targeted practice in inference and analytical skills.