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Textbook Recommendations - Low Beginning

From $40.95 ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent--and active--readers. ACTIVE Reading A = Activate Prior Knowledge C = Cultivate Vocabulary T = Think About Meaning I = Increase Reading Fluency V = Verify Strategies E = Evaluate Progress.	From $7.99 This beginning-level reading text for students of English as a second language combines the acquisition of reading skills with a focus on vocabulary and grammar. The goals of Beginning Reading Practices are to develop nonnative students' vocabulary and to strengthen skills that will help them deal with unfamiliar vocabulary. In addition to vocabulary enhancement, the text teaches students important reading skills at a beginning level and how to develop and use these skills through gradual and sequential practices. It also gives beginning-level students lively reading passages at the appropriate language level in which they can apply their new reading skills. The book now includes a list of all the vocabulary taught.	Paperback From $24.19 All New Very Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based First Reader 1st Edition by Sandra Heyer (Author) .

Paperback From $13.00 Reading Explorer is a six-level content-based reading series featuring video from National Geographic to help develop reading and vocabulary skills for all learners. Each unit of Reading Explorer contains two reading passages and an optional video activity. Reading passages cover a wide range of real-world topics related to culture, science, social studies, travel, and adventure.	Paperback From $13.12 Themes for Today is the first in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!	Paperback From $10.56 Would you believe … ? A man chokes on his favorite food, but his daughter saves him with a common household appliance. What does she use? A lonely sailor puts a message in a bottle. A fisherman finds it and gives it to his daughter. What does she do with it? On a very hot day, a boy finds two puppies locked in a car. How does he keep them alive? More low-level yet high-interest stories! These 20 captivating stories, selected from news sources all over the world, are all true! They are told as simply as possible -- almost exclusively in the present tense -- and most stories are less than ½ page long..

Textbook Recommendations - High Beginning


Paperback From $14.95 ACTIVE Skills for Reading uses thematically organized non-fiction reading passages to teach reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, this innovative series uses an ACTIVE reading methodology to help learners become more confident, independent, and active readers.	Paperback From $0.01 Basic Reading Power, Second Edition, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook with a process approach to reading improvement. Its unique structure, featuring four key sections used oncurrently, helps beginning-level students (with a vocabulary of 300 words) to become better readers in school, college, or business.	Paperback From $22.49 Insights for Today is the second in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!

Paperback From $42.09 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.	Paperback From $0.96 Read All About It offers high-interest readings based on authentic materials. Read All About It 1 themes correspond to The Oxford Picture Dictionary. The Word Lists in the readers provide page references to the respective Dictionary.	Paperback From $14.80 By Sandra Heyer - More True Stories: A High-Beginning Reader: 2nd (second) Edition Paperback – March 28, 1998 by Sandra Heyer (Editor) (Author)

Paperback From $10.10 Reading Explorer is a six-level content-based reading series featuring video from National Geographic to help develop reading and vocabulary skills for all learners. Each unit of Reading Explorer contains two reading passages and an optional video activity. Reading passages cover a wide range of real-world topics related to culture, science, social studies, travel, and adventure.	Paperback From $23.85 Contact USA 1, by Paul Abraham and Daphne Mackey, is a new, lower-level addition to the successful Contact USA series. Contact USA 1 introduces high-beginning students to U.S. culture through relevant topics such as meeting people, work, and family while preparing students for the challenges of academic reading and assessment..	Paperback From $18.99 Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.

Paperback From $0.01 Select Readings Pre-Intermediate: Student Book Student Edition by Linda Lee (Author), Erik Gundersen (Author)	Paperback From $34.33 True Stories in the News, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, consists of 22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from worldwide news sources and includes new, updated, and improved materials. The universal appeal of these believe-it-or-not stories ensures a pleasurable reading experience and encourages beginning-level students to read with fluency and confidence.

Textbook Recommendations - Low Intermediate


Paperback From $43.84 ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent-and active-readers. What's New in the Third Edition of ACTIVE Skills for Reading? • New readings! All existing readings have been updated and revised to include authentic readings from National Geographic.	Paperback From $10.64 Breakthroughs helps students master the essentials of math and problem-solving, sharpens critical-thinking skills for social studies, science, and reading, and develops effective writing skills.	Paperback From $1.52 Cover to Cover is a three-level series that combines reading comprehension and vocabulary skills with extensive reading. The reading passages, from magazines, newspapers, and classics provide a practical way to combine intensive and extensive reading seamlessly.

Paperback From $1.75 The new edition of Intermediate Reading Practices reflects changes to reading skill and vocabulary development since 1992. More than half of all the readings are new. In addition, activities for discussion and listening have been added. The new edition offers enhanced vocabulary instruction, particularly word parts and families, with an emphasis on words on the Academic Word List. The third edition of this long-time favorite also includes the much-loved timed readings and word recognition drills that improve reading fluency.	Paperback From $16.67 Issues for Today is the third in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!	Paperback From $39.98 Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.

Paperback From $22.62 Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.	Paperback From $12.62 Reading Connections is a two-level series that teaches the skills essential for becoming an effective reader. Each unit features authentic readings accompanied by extensive reading-strategy instruction designed to build a core set of reading skills.	Paperback From $19.43 Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long-lost family instead. A misunderstood word on a bus causes a 15-mile-long traffic jam. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from news sources around the world. The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English. It's a book they won't want to put down.

Paperback From $4.00 "USA Today" is a respected, prominent, and accessible newspaper that offers articles, stories, and features that easily engage learners and hold their interest. Extensive pre- and postreading exercises make this an ideal vehicle for teaching fundamental reading and thinking skills and preparing learners for academic success. The text is organized into six sections: News, Money, Sports, Life, Infographics, and Op-Ed. The numerous articles in each section are supported by the famous "USA Today" infographics, such as weather maps, charts, graphs, and other kinds of data, to help students master today's graphic literacy requirements.	Paperback From $0.04 Reading Explorer is a six-level content-based reading series featuring video from National Geographic to help develop reading and vocabulary skills for all learners. Each unit of Reading Explorer contains two reading passages and an optional video activity. Reading passages cover a wide range of real-world topics related to culture, science, social studies, travel, and adventure.	Paperback From $10.00 Develop reading skills and acquire the Academic Word List -Explicit reading skills provide the foundation for effective, critical reading -High-interest readings from academic content areas motivate students -Corpus-based examples from the Oxford English Corpus teach real-life English

Paperback From $0.57 Cover to Cover is a three-level series that combines reading comprehension and vocabulary skills with extensive reading. The reading passages, from magazines, newspapers, and classics provide a practical way to combine intensive and extensive reading seamlessly.	Paperback From $6.82 Contact USA 2, by Paul Abraham and Daphne Mackey, is a lower-level addition to the successful Contact USA series. Contact USA 2 introduces low-intermediate students to U.S. culture through relevant topics such as friends, family, education, and movies while preparing students for the challenges of academic reading.	Paperback From $7.51 More Reading Power, Second Edition, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook with a process approach to reading improvement. Its four key sections, designed to be used concurrently, help intermediate to high-intermediate students develop solid reading skills necessary in school, college, or business.

Paperback From $3.98 Read All About It offers high-interest readings based on authentic materials. Read All About It 2 themes correspond to The Oxford Picture Dictionary. The Word Lists in the readers provide page references to the respective Dictionary.	Paperback From $18.98 A teacher-approved American English reading skills series for upper secondary and university students. Select Readings Second Edition contains a range of high interest reading texts approved by experienced teachers. This four-level American English reading course uses carefully selected reading texts to help students read effectively. Exercises before and after reading practise reading skills, check comprehension and build vocabulary. Select Readings also helps students prepare for exams, with the new Testing Program CD-ROM featuring tests in the style of TOEFLRG, TOEICRG, IELTS and GEPT exams.	Paperback From $36.79 Title: World of Reading 2 Author: Baker-Gonzalez, Joan/ Blau, Eileen K. Publisher: Pearson College Div Publication Date: 2009/01/07

Paperback From $10.95 Paperback Publisher: Ntc Pub Group (March 1996) Language: English ISBN-10: 0844205648 ISBN-13: 978-0844205649 Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds	Paperback From $2.99 Reading Together provides students with crucial strategies for approaching the kinds of texts they will encounter throughout their academic careers. With its focus on reading for meaning and cooperative learning, the Student's Book provides students with critical strategies for approaching the kinds of texts they will encounter throughout their academic careers. It features readings on the media, immigration, and the environment, as well as presents opportunities to develop vocabulary through dictionary lessons and word webs.

Textbook Recommendations - High Intermediate


Paperback From $30.77 ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent--and active--readers. ACTIVE Reading A = Activate Prior Knowledge C = Cultivate Vocabulary T = Think About Meaning I = Increase Reading Fluency V = Verify Strategies E = Evaluate Progress	Paperback From $12.64 Develop reading skills and acquire the Academic Word List -Explicit reading skills provide the foundation for effective, critical reading -High-interest readings from academic content areas motivate students -Corpus-based examples from the Oxford English Corpus teach real-life English	Paperback From $15.98 Cover to Cover is a three-level series that combines reading comprehension and vocabulary skills with extensive reading. The reading passages, from magazines, newspapers, and classics provide a practical way to combine intensive and extensive reading seamlessly.

Paperback From $9.87 Face the Issues: Intermediate Listening and Critical Thinking Skills, Third Edition, by Carol Numrich, in cooperation with NPR®, helps intermediate students develop critical thinking skills as they gain insight into American attitudes and values. Each thought-provoking unit is based on an authentic radio broadcast from National Public Radio®. Students develop essential listening strategies such as predicting, looking at language, understanding main ideas and points of view, and focusing on details.	Paperback From $36.75 Paperback Publisher: Oxford University Press (November 7, 2011) Language: English ASIN: B00Y30FOUE	Paperback From $49.95 In the News: Mastering Reading and Language Skills with the Newspaper by International Herald Tribune (Author), Maxine Chernoff (Editor), Ethel Tiersky (Editor)

Paperback From $0.01 Authentc reading texts for intermediate students of American English. In the 24 units of the Student's Book, the type of writing varies, with examples of instruction, description, narrative, persuasion, and classification. The practical exercises that follow each text are designed to teach rather than test, and promote an active approach to reading. Summary-skills exercises in each unit help students organize information in the text and build mental summaries. Other exercises include scanning, drawing inferences, guessing vocabulary from context, and recognizing cohesive links within a text.	Paperback From $12.62 Reading Connections is a two-level series that teaches the skills essential for becoming an effective reader. Each unit features authentic readings accompanied by extensive reading-strategy instruction designed to build a core set of reading skills.	Paperback From $4.34 Immerse your students in refreshing and lively topics while increasing their vocabulary base and preparing them for academic assignments. This series for beginning to high-intermediate learners offers robust comprehension activities that encourage students to access and interact with text and to develop reading and critical thinking skills.

Paperback From $29.41 The new edition of the best-selling six-level Reading Explorer series will bring the world to the classroom like never before through new and updated topics, video, and visuals from National Geographic. Reading Explorer teaches learners to think and read critically to encourage a generation of informed global citizens.	Paperback From $0.01 With the dual focus of equipping students to interact with academic texts and helping them acquire vital academic vocabulary, Inside Reading gives students the tools they need to succeed in their academic courses.	Paperback From $32.01 Concepts for Today is the fourth in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!

Paperback From $35.43 Topics for Today is the fifth in a five-level academic skills program that systematically develops students' reading and vocabulary skills through engaging themes and comprehensive practice. The Reading for Today series teaches essential reading strategies like skimming, scanning, fact-finding, and paraphrasing, and gives students opportunities to talk and write about what they've read. The new edition of this best-selling series helps learners build solid skills for academic success!	Paperback From $5.54 Through wonderful readings and carefully designed activities, this best-selling series helps students develop reading skills and systematically increase their active vocabulary. Learners develop useful and relevant vocabulary while exploring and expanding critical thinking skills.	Paperback From $117.33 The Reading Faster, Understanding More developmental work books recognize the inseparable links between comprehension, vocabulary and reading rate. With vocabulary and study skills instruction integrated throughout, each chapter guides students through the reading comprehension and rate improvement processes and includes exercises to practice these skills. Book 1 features lively readings-from the 6th to 8th grade level-on the Fry test, with the "textbook" chapter at the 9th grade level. For anyone interested in reading comprehension.

Paperback From $3.99 The series helps students gain insight into how academic text is organized and how to read effectively. Making Connections High Intermediate is a reading skills book aimed at students who need to prepare for academic college reading tasks. The book has four high-interest thematic units, each with multiple readings. Twelve reading skills and strategies sections give students insight into how academic texts are organized and how to read effectively.	Paperback From $20.98 Title: World of Reading Author: Baker-Gonzalez, Joan/ Blau, Eileen K. Publisher: Pearson College Div Publication Date: 2009/08/08	Paperback From $13.00 Would you believe … ? A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- then donates almost all of it to a university! A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria. The daughter of a grieving widow takes her mother on a vacation cruise -- and both women unexpectedly find romance on board. Beyond True Stories, by Sandra Heyer, continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each based on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme in the story. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down.

Textbook Recommendations - Advanced

Paperback From $41.98
ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent--and active--readers. ACTIVE Reading A = Activate Prior Knowledge C = Cultivate Vocabulary T = Think About Meaning I = Increase Reading Fluency V = Verify Strategies E = Evaluate Progress
Paperback From $44.99
The new edition of the best-selling six-level Reading Explorer series will bring the world to the classroom like never before through new and updated topics, video, and visuals from National Geographic. Reading Explorer teachers learners to think and read critically to encourage a generation of informed global citizens.
Paperback From $26.09
Just like its predecessor, Thinking Critically helps students improve reading, writing, and research skills while exploring and analyzing major global issues. Although many of the same topics are explored in this second edition—world hunger, global health, gender equality, regional conflict, cultural heritage, and immigration policies—all 31 authentic readings in the second edition are new. New topics included in this edition are cybersecurity, climate change, education reform, leadership, and human rights.

Paperback From $49.64
Cover to Cover 3 Student Book: Reading Comprehension and Fluency 1St edition by Day, Richard, Ono, Leslie (2007) Paperback Paperback – 1707
by Richard, Ono, Leslie Day (Author)
Paperback From $0.04
Helps students bridge gap between ESL and college level reading by teaching strategies that emphasize the interactive nature of the reading process.
Paperback From $56.26
Help ESL students increase their comprehension of written English and improve oral and writing skills while they learn more about the United States.

Paperback From $44.95
The new edition of the best-selling six-level Reading Explorer series will bring the world to the classroom like never before through new and updated topics, video, and visuals from National Geographic. Reading Explorer teachers learners to think and read critically to encourage a generation of informed global citizens.
Paperback From $7.49
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

Paperback From $42.89
Develop reading skills and acquire the Academic Word List
-Explicit reading skills provide the foundation for effective, critical reading
-High-interest readings from academic content areas motivate students
-Corpus-based examples from the Oxford English Corpus teach real-life English

Paperback From $6.25
Reader's Choice is among the world's best loved and most successful ESL/EFL textbooks for the teaching of academic skills. Based on the theory that proficient reading requires the coordination of a number of skills, this classic text recognizes that the most important of these is the reader's ability to select the proper skills or strategies to solve each reading challenge. The exercises and readings in Reader's Choice help students to become independent, efficient readers.
Paperback From $0.04
Paperback: 145 pages
Publisher: Heinle (August 29, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0023703709
ISBN-13: 978-0023703706
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches

Paperback From $3.84
Paperback: 153 pages
Publisher: National Textbook Company (April 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0844207748
ISBN-13: 978-0844207742
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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