Reading for Thinking

6^th edition, 2009

A developmental reading text for students who need to sharpen their comprehension skills before delving more deeply into critical reading.

Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
20 Channel Center Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210

ISBN: 0-618-98582-4

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While the 6^th edition retains those features that longtime users have praised—extensive and varied practice, modeling of explanations, emphasis on stimulating readings, and a carefully designed sequence of skills—I have also taken into account revision requests from both instructors and students. Reading for Thinking now contains an entire chapter on improving vocabulary and a brand-new chapter on organizational patterns. It also includes a sample chapter from an American history book, included in this edition so that students can improve their understanding of textbook conventions and develop mastery of textbook readng strategies. Because reading research has consistently indicated the importance of inferences at all levels of reading, the new edition significantly expands the coverage of drawing inferences between and within paragraphs. There are other new features as well but for now, I hope this brief list will be sufficient inducement for instructors to see for themselves what's offered in this, the sixth edition of Reading for Thinking.

The 6^th edition of Reading for Thinking is also accompanied by Getting Focused, a CD or web-based reading program that can be used to supplement the comprehension and critical reading skills introduced in the text. Information about the purchase of the CD is available from the Cengage Learning product web site.