ACTIVE SKILLS FOR READING is an exciting reading series that uses thematicallly organized nonfiction reading passages to teach reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Written by reading specialist Neil Anderson, this innovative series uses an ACTIVE reading methodology to help learners become more confident, independent -- and active -- readers of English.
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.