Developing Reading Versatility

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Summary: Loved it but.....
Review: For four years now I have used the first two sections of the book (literal and critical comprehension) to teach college prep Reading Development classes and the last section (affective) comprehension for the AA degree students. It was a very useful text and I particularly enjoyed the affective comprehension part. "Story of An Hour", "Salvation" "The Somebody" and "Indian Education" were the best stories for me and for the students. I enjoyed the "A & P" and the Whore of Mensa found in the older edition as well.

I found it fell short of a few things. Firstly the poems were not very interesting. Secondly I would have liked more cartoons and advertisements in the affective comprehension section. The text seems unbalanced, too much in section 1 and not enough in section 3. Finally I would have liked to see more challenging questions especially in the affective comprehension section.

Loved the text but for me some improvements need to be made to make it a truly 5 star text.