Advanced Reading Power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster

by Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries

Advanced Reading Power, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook based on a cognitive skills approach. Its four key sections, designed to be used concurrently, help advanced students master reading skills needed for academic

Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, increase comprehension, and broaden vocabulary.
Vocabulary Building includes numerous strategies for learning vocabulary, including using context clues, analyzing word parts, and noticing collocations.
Comprehension Skills teaches reading skills, such as making inferences, recognizing patterns of organization, and reading critically.
Reading Faster features high-interest, nonfiction selections that help students improve their reading rate and flexibility.

479 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 11, 2021

About the author

Beatrice Mikulecky holds a master's degree in TESOL and a doctorate in Applied Psycholinguistics from Boston University. In addition to teaching reading, writing, and ESL, she has worked as a teacher-trainer in the Harvard University Summer ESL Program, in the Simmons College MATESL Program, and in Moscow, Russia. She is the author of A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills and co-author of the Reading Power series.