«Basic Reading Power 1 is a new and updated edition of the successful student-centered reading skills textbook Basic Reading Power. Its unique structure, featuring four parts to be used concurrently, allows beginning-level students (with a 300-word vocabulary) to develop the multiple sills and strategies involved in the reading process. Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, broaden knowledge of vocabulary and collocation, and gain confidence. Vocabulary Building offers strategies for independent vocabulary learning such as dictionary work, guessing meaning from context, and learning how words work in sentences. Comprehension Skills teaches reading skills such as recognizing words and phrases, scanning for information, and making inferences. Thinking Skills provides practice in recognizing sentence structure and following the logic of ideas. New to the Third Edition: An updated Extensive Reading section with new fables and stories, more activities for evaluating student progress, and a revised suggested reading list. Enhanced vocabulary features including new «Focus on Vocabulary» exercises and an expanded Vocabulary Building section. There is also a Teacher Guide with Answer Key and a Test Booklet for Basic Reading Power 1.»

«Reading Power 2 is a new and updated edition of the successful student-centered reading skills textbook Reading Power. Its unique structure, featuring four parts to be used concurrently, allows low-intermediate-level students (with a 600-word vocabulary) to develop the multiple sills and strategies involved in the reading process. Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, broaden knowledge of vocabulary and collocation, and gain confidence. Vocabulary Building offers strategies for independent vocabulary learning such as dictionary work, guessing meaning from context, and learning how words work in sentences. Comprehension Skills teaches reading skills such as recognizing words and phrases, scanning for information, and making inferences. Reading Faster builds awareness of reading speed, provides strategies and exercises for increasing speed, and offers charts for tracking progress. New to the Fourth Edition: An updated Extensive Reading section with a unit on fiction and non-fiction reading, more activities for evaluating student progress, and a revised suggested reading list Enhanced vocabulary features including new «Focus on Vocabulary» exercises and an expanded Vocabulary Building section. There is also a Teacher Guide with Answer Key and a Test Booklet for Reading Power 2.»

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 (Second Edition), Reading Power (Third Edition), and More Reading Power (Second Edition).