COMMUNITY OF READERS (P)

Organized around highinterest contemporary themes, A Community of Readers: A Thematic Approach to Reading 3/e presents college reading skills in the context of reallife issues relevant to students' communities in the classroom, in the neighborhood, in the nation, and in the world. The authors use a unique pedagogical system called PRO (Prepare to Read, Read Actively and Reflect, and Organize to learn) that is introduced in the first chapter and then reinforced in every chapter opening and chapter review, giving students a concrete learning devoice to follow. Each chapter also introduces a key reading skill (main idea, vocabulary, inference); all readings in that chapter center on the same theme. This thematic organization helps students develop schema while improving their reading skills. The third edition emphasizes both the basic reading skills and higher level, critical reading skills: examining fact and opinion, understanding bias, and thinking critically.Alexander, Roberta is the author of 'COMMUNITY OF READERS (P)' with ISBN 9780321045942 and ISBN 0321045947.