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Blogging for Results in Reading and Writing

Books currently in print:

Reading for Results
11th edition

Reading for Thinking
6th edition

Reading Keys
3rd edition

Reading Matters

Words Count

Words Matter

Additional information and support for each of the six books:

Note: Chapter-specific Power Points are available for the 11^th edition. Key concept Power Points are available for the 10^th edition. Go to Key Concepts for details.

Reading for Results
About the 11^th edition

Online practice plus
other materials (11^th ed.):

• Interactive, self-scoring exercises
  for each chapter
• Handouts
• Word lists

Additional materials (10^th ed.):

• Syllabus
• In-class qizzes

Handouts and questionnaires

Key concepts

Links to useful sites

Jordan Fabish's eloquent essay on reading aloud in the class room

Reading for Thinking
About the 6^th edition...

Additional materials:

• Syllabus
• In-class qizzes and exams
• Suggestions for teaching each chapter
• Exercises for specific skills
• Tutorial on fact and opinion
• Handout on allusions (more to come)

Online practice
Handouts and questionnaires
Key concepts
Links to useful sites

Reading Keys
More follows soon
about the 3rd edition.
More about the 2^nd edition...

Additional material:

• Syllabus
• Suggestions for teaching ← new
• In-class tests
• Handouts on stories behind words
• Interactive, self-scoring exercises on key reading skills

Reading Matters
More about the 1^st edition...

Key concepts

Words Count
More about the 1^st edition...

Additional exercises:

• Two additional sets of interactive exercises for each chapter

Words Matter
More about the 1^st edition...

Additional exercises:

• Two additional sets of interactive exercises for each chapter