The Effective Reader: Alternate Readings Version, Third Edition

How do you engage students with reading?  Read materials chosen by students that focus on the issues in popular culture that interest them most.

The Effective Reader: Alternate Readings Edition combines high interest readings, solid skill instruction, and a wealth of guided practice to develop the quintessential abilities students need to become effective readers and critical thinkers.   In this Alternate Readings Edition, the instruction, exercises, and apparatus of the third edition remain intact, while the readings in Part II have been replaced by new student-selected readings that focus on important issues in popular culture. The new readings are paired to encourage class discussion and deeper engagement with the issues.   Instructors using the third edition can transition to the Alternate Readings Edition seamlessly, all the while providing readings that are timely and fresh to their students.