Learning Vital Reading Strategies

Learning Vital Reading Strategies: A Workbook for Students is a workbook that supplements the instruction offered in Help! My College Students Can’t Read: Teaching Vital Reading Strategies in the Content Areas (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). The workbook focuses specifically on ready-made activities to help students learn vital reading strategies that are applicable to all academic texts. Staying engaged with academic content materialDeveloping purposes for readingMaking reading predictionsEvaluating textual informationDrawing inferencesDeveloping higher-level questionsMaking connections to prior knowledgeCreating visuals to enhance comprehensionNavigating difficult or unfamiliar vocabulary Special features include “Point to Ponder” critical thinking prompts, practice texts from a range of academic disciplines, and “Professional Spotlight” interviews focusing on field-specific reading demands and the importance of strong reading skills in real-world professions