Reading Power Test Booklet

by Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries

Intended for beginning-level young adult and adult students of English as a Second Language, this innovative text combines the elements of a successful reading program with a unique, developmental format designed to teach a wide range of reading skills.

The four sections of Reading Power are designed to be used concurrently. Each focuses on a different aspect of reading:

Reading for Pleasure - This section stresses independent reading by suggesting a variety of ways to choose books and also offers a list of high-interest readers for students to enjoy. Reading Comprehension Skills - This series of exercises provides focused instruction to develop necessary reading skills: previewing, scanning, guessing word meanings, finding topics, main ideas, and patterns of organization, using reference words effectively, and skimming. Reading Faster - These short fiction and non-fiction passages form a continuing story line and offer practice for improving reading speed and comprehension. Thinking Skills - These exercises are designed to provide practice in recognizing logical thought patterns in English and guessing the meanings of words from the context.

85 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2001

About the author

Beatrice Mikulecky holds a master's degree in TESOL and a doctorate in Applied Psycholinguistics from Boston University. In addition to teaching reading, writing, and ESL, she has worked as a teacher-trainer in the Harvard University Summer ESL Program, in the Simmons College MATESL Program, and in Moscow, Russia. She is the author of A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills and co-author of the Reading Power series.