Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading

This core textbook for Developmental Reading and Reading and Study Skills courses presents a systematic way of approaching college textbook material to help students be more efficient in their reading and studying. Its 24 full-length selections from both textbooks and popular sources, plus 2 complete textbook chapters, are used as the foundation for presenting integrated, recursive practice of essential reading comprehension skills and specific strategies for approaching college reading assignments effectively. The second edition features 5 new reading selections, a new section on interpreting graphic material, and an expanded Instructor's Manual.