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Basic Skills and Strategies for College Reading: A Text with Thematic Reader, 2/e

BASIC APPROACH

(Note: This textbook was published by our college division for use by students at post-secondary institutions whose reading skills are below the level needed to succeed in college. Please review this text carefully to ensure appropriateness of content for your students.)

The McGrath series has the greatest quantity of authentic textbook chapters and more excerpts from college textbooks, journals, and other sources than any other reading text on the market. Basic Skills and Strategies has a reading level of 6th to 9th grade.

FEATURES

• Includes thematic reader—Provides students with authentic textbook chapters for practice and mastery of reading strategies.
• Sound chapter pedagogy—Includes "An Idea to Think About," objectives, a review with summary of key ideas, a self-check section, "Putting It All Together" exercises, a crossword puzzle, and writing and discussion ideas in each chapter.
• Instructor's Edition & Instructor's Manual with Test Bank—Contains answers to all exercises, with a Notes for Instructors section that includes a syllabus suggestion, general principles to guide instruction, specific ideas and activities, and the readability data on the text's multi-paragraph readings.
• Companion Web Site, www.prenhall.com/mcgrath—Provides students with a site that offers additional text readings and activities, allowing students to select from chapters of textbook excerpts on a range of topics, and self-test with multiple-choice vocabulary questions and comprehension questions.

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