The new edition of Reading Power 3 is enhanced by research-based
methods and activities for learning vocabulary. Longer reading passages
and new study-reading activities, including outlining and text marking,
prepare students to enter the world of academic reading. Reading
Power's unique process methodology teaches students to view reading as
a process. The series encourages students to develope a strategiec
approach to reading and to view reading in English as a problem-solving
activity rather than a translation exercies.Reading Power delivers on
that effective process approach with strategies and practice for
strengthening comprehension skills, building vocabulary, increasing
reading speed, and preparing for testing. With expanded emphasis on
vocabulary acquisition and learning strategies, and updated Extensive
Reading sections, these new editions help beginning and
intermediate-level students develop the multiple skills and strategies
necessary for success. At each level, students focus on four skill
areas:
- Extensive Reading (Reading for Pleasure) lets students select
their own reading materials to practice new strategies, build fluency,
increase comprehension, and broaden their vocabulary.
- Vocabulary Building trains students in a variety of strategies for
learning new words, from personalized vocabulary lists to noticing
collocations.
- Reading Comprehension covers skimming, scanning, recognizing
topics and main ideas, understanding sentences, and making inferences.
Critical Thinking Skills (upper levels) involves targeted practice in
inferential and analytical skills.
- Reading Faster helps students develop speed and flexibility in
reading with high-interest, short fiction and non-fiction selections.
Also available - a separate Teacher's Guide with Answer Key and Sample
Syllabus for each level.
