Active skills for reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

"Active Skills for Reading" is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners' reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an Active approach to help learners become more confident, independent - and active-readers. Active Reading: A = Activate Prior Knowledge; C = Cultivate Vocabulary; T = Think About Meaning; I = Increase Reading Fluency; V = Verify Strategies; and E = Evaluate Progress.

Active skills for reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.

ACTIVE SKILLS FOR READING is an exciting reading series that uses thematicallly organized nonfiction reading passages to teach reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil Anderson, this innovative series uses an ACTIVE reading methodology to help learners become more confident, independent -- and active -- readers of English.

"How do K-12 students become self-regulated learners who actively deploy comprehension strategies to make meaning from texts? This cutting-edge guide is the first book to highlight the importance of executive skills for improving reading comprehension. Chapters review the research base for particular executive functions/m-/such as planning, organization, cognitive flexibility, and impulse control/m-/and present practical skills-building strategies for the classroom. Detailed examples show what each skill looks like in real readers, and sidebars draw explicit connections to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)"--