Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)
October 2020
Ready for Reading Success is a four-volume series of exercise books designed for beginners which aims to develop reading competence and improve reading skills. As 12-year basic education emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary and real-life-based learning, this series is designed to meet those objectives. The book contains 50 articles that come in many different forms, including passages, poems, dialogues, advertisements, etc. Each text is composed of no more than 150 words, and is followed by five multiple-choice comprehension questions that help train readers’ acquisition ability and allow self-examination. The book is divided into four primary units, within which are subunits that focus on different skills. Topics in this book includes literature, food, plants, culture, and travel, to name but a few. With all its merits, the book serves as an incomparable tool that empowers readers to soar to success. Structure Unit 1: Reading Skills 1-1 Subject Matter / Main Idea 1-2 Supporting Details / Cause & Effect 1-3 Fact Or Opinion / Making Inferences 1-4 Review: Reading Skills This unit covers six key ideas to look for when reading an article. In this unit, readers will learn to recognize what a text is mainly about, understand how an author feels about a topic, make assumptions based on information, and observe how details can be used to support main ideas. Unit 2: Word Study Synonyms / Antonyms / Words In Context In this unit, you will practice identifying words with the same or opposite meanings, and guessing the meanings of words from their context. These skills will help you understand new vocabulary and build vocabulary on your own in the future. Unit 3: Study Strategies 3-1 Visual Materials 3-2 Reference Sources Visual material like charts and graphs, and reference sources like indexes and dictionaries, all provide important information. What’s more, they help you understand complicated information more quickly than you can by reading. In this unit, you will learn to use them to gather information. Unit 4: Final Review 4-1 Review: Reading Skills 4-2 Review: Word Study 4-3 Review: Visual Material 4-4 Review: Reference Sources In this unit, you will review what you have learned. From these comprehensive questions, you can examine how well you have absorbed the ideas and material in this book.
