Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond

Reading Across the Disciplines has been a popular textbook with instructors whose students do not require an abundance of skill instruction and who teach college reading through the use of readings from across the disciplines. To prepare students for the expectations of higher education, Kathleen McWhorter uses high-interest readings from a variety of academic sources and provides concise reading skills with immediate practice for reinforcement. Discipline-specific reading skills offer tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, so students learn content as well as strategy. Concise skill instruction with extensive practice, 13 academic disciplines represented through high-interest readings, Discipline-specific reading skills tips for reading and learning within the particular discipline, Active read skills instruction