Carefully explains and illustrates ten key reading skills that are widely recognized to be essential for literal and critical comprehension. Provides activities and reading selections to help you practice and master those skills.

"Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills, Sixth Edition," will help you become a better reader and a stronger thinker. The book carefully explains and illustrates ten key reading skills that are widely recognized to be essential for literal and critical comprehension. It then provides numerous high-quality activities and high-interest reading selections to help you practice and master those skills. -- From publisher's description.

Carefully explains and illustrates ten key reading skills that are widely recognized to be essential for literal and critical comprehension. Provides activities and reading selections to help you practice and master those skills.

Many students entering college today to not have the reading skills needed to do effective work in their courses. A related problem is that students often lack the skills required to think in a clear and logical way. Langan introduces students to the reading skills they need to develop; he includes reading selections, skill tests, and tips on reading for science and mathematics courses.