Reading for Thinking

The Fourth Edition includes 30% new readings, reflecting Flemming's ongoing commitment to feature stimulating, informative selections that motivate students to read. The text also provides a closer look at excerpts from textbooks and a more extensive discussion of arguments in long readings. Plus, new end-of-chapter readings enable students to practice applying their critical-reading skills on long passages.

• New! At the end of every chapter, 3-7 tests enable students to assess their progress.
• New! A section on rhetorical questions introduces students to a subtle literary device often used in persuasive writing. Flemming also covers imagery, the blend of fact and opinion, charged language, tone, and other key literary devices.
• The Check Your Understanding feature appears periodically throughout each chapter so that students can review key points and monitor their comprehension.
• Word Notes at the end of every chapter encourage students to continue expanding theirvocabulary and cover synonyms, word history, analogies, clichés, and other related topics.

After receiving her B.S. at Southern Connecticut State University, where she was certified as a teacher of secondary reading, Laraine Flemming went on to earn an M.A. in English literature at Boston College and a Ph.D. in American literature at the State University of New York in Buffalo. During her career, Flemming has taught students from elementary to graduate school covering subjects as varied as reading and writing, American literature, time management, speed reading, and study skills. She began writing textbooks while working as Director of the Reading and Writing Center at Dean Junior College. In need of a reading textbook that had lots of exercises combined with genuinely thought-provoking readings, Flemming decided to write her own. You can contact Laraine Flemming by emailing her at [email protected] or by visiting her website at www.laflemm.com.