Reading for Thinking

6^th edition, 2009
Available February 2008

A developmental reading text for students who need to sharpen their comprehension skills before delving more deeply into critical reading.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
222 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3764

ISBN: 0-618-98582-4

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The sixth edition of Reading for Thinking will be available from Houghton Mifflin in February. While this new edition retains those features that longtime users have praised such as extensive and varied practice, modeling of explanations, emphasis on stimulating readings, and a carefully designed sequence of skills, I have also taken into account revision requests from both instructors and students. Reading for Thinking now contains an entire chapter on improving vocabulary and a brand-new chapter on organizational patterns. It also includes a sample chapter from an American history book, included in this edition so that students can improve their understanding of textbook conventions and develop mastery of textbook readng strategies. Because reading research has consistently indicated the importance of inferences at all levels of reading, the new edition significantly expands the coverage of drawing inferences between and within paragraphs. There are other new features as well but for now, I hope this brief list will be sufficient inducement for instructors to see for themselves what's offered in this, the sixth edition of Reading for Thinking.

The sixth edition of Reading for Thinking is also accompanied by Getting Focused, a CD or web-based reading program that can be used to supplement the comprehension and critical reading skills introduced in the text. Information about the purchase of the CD or pass key is available from Houghton Mifflin's product web site.