Reading Connections is a two-level series that teaches the skills essential for becoming an effective reader. Each unit features authentic readings accompanied by extensive reading-strategy instruction designed to build a core set of reading skills.
Features
- The series prepares students for the academic reading process by teaching them the reading, vocabulary and critical thinking skills essential for becoming effective readers.
- High-interest texts in a wide variety of genres and from a variety of sources simulate real-life academic reading.
- Challenging unit tasks give vital practice in the actual academic research process. Students are required to gather and synthesize relevant information from a number of sources, and to draw well-reasoned conclusions, presented in a variety of formats.
- Extensive reading strategy instruction provides students with practice in the core reading skills necessary for purposeful reading.
- Detailed vocabulary strategy instruction teaches students both the skills necessary to build and define a working academic and professional vocabulary, as well as helping them to cope with unknown words as they are reading.
- Further independent reading in related areas is encouraged through extensive supplementary texts and activities, and pointers to interesting websites.
- Join the Oxford Teachers' Club for free access to the Reading Connections website, which offers quizzes and answer keys for each level.
Preview Unit Getting Started
Unit 1 Who Should Take Care of the Children?
Unit 2 The Art and Science of Movie Making
Unit 3 Money Makes the World Go Round (Or Does It?)
Unit 4 What Kind of Smart are You?
Appendix Additional Readings