ACTIVE Skills for Reading is an exciting five-level reading series that develops learners� reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil J. Anderson, the new edition of this best-selling series uses an ACTIVE approach to help learners become more confident, independent�and active�readers. ACTIVE Reading A = Activate Prior Knowledge C = Cultivate Vocabulary T = Think About Meaning I = Increase Reading Fluency V = Verify Strategies E = Evaluate Progress
I have been teaching Active Skills series since the first version was published and I'm totally satisfied with it. It's got up-to-date texts, exercises not only challenge students' comprehension, but also teach them a wide range of vocabularies. They can easily and practically learn parts of speech, make web words, learn and understand compound nouns and lots of other things.