This skills-based Reading text (geared to the 9-12 grade level) addresses a major challenge in the course -- engaging students by giving them diverse and relevant readings with integrated coverage of learning style and SQ3R techniques. 

With over twenty years of teaching experience Sharon Snyders has learned that readers learn best when exposed to material that is relevant to them.  Chapters are arranged thematically by high interest topics so that students can see how reading pertains to issues they care about in life.  Each chapter offers scaffolded exercises to build skills in a  logical progression.