Reading Across the Disciplines : College Reading and Beyond

Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. Brief reading skill introduction (in handbook format) introduces readers to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. ¿Selections from Academic Disciplines,¿ has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline., ¿Textbook Chapter Readings,¿ contains two complete textbook chapters that enable readers to practice skills on longer pieces of writing. For those interested in improving basic reading skills to college level.