NEW WORLDS: An Introduction to College Reading

Joe Cortina

Richland College

Janet Elder

Richland College

0-07-366029-9 / 2000 / 544 pgs

This introductory reading text presents skills clearly, using a structured approach that emphasizes comprehension and practice.

NEW WORLDS uses excerpts from leading college textbooks to help students to understand the real demands of actual college-level reading and to develop the skills to handle that reading.

Features

• Four Core Competencies: New Worlds addresses the four essential competencies required by most state reading tests:
  
  Vocabulary Skills
  Basic Comprehension Skills
  Critical Reading Skills
  Study Skills
• Reading in Content Areas: Every chapter in New Worlds contains two textbook readings and one popular source reading--twenty-four in all.
• Why Am I Learning This? In addition to teaching skills, New Worlds explains the purpose and application of each technique to show students the practicality of their course work.
• Five Exercises per Reading: Each reading is accompanied by an Annotation Exercise that apply skills as students learn them; a Comprehension Quiz that assess student understanding; a Vocabulary Quiz that asks students to define words from their context; Writing to Enhance Understanding activities that use short answer prompts to reinforce key skills; and Site Seeing links and suggestions to guide students onto the Internet for further reading and study.
• Collaboration: Exercises throughout New Worlds are provided in a format that easily adapts to collaborative work. Opportunities for collaboration are also stressed in the Instructor's Manual that accompanies the text.

Supplements

Instructor's Manual