Skill Set

Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing is an English text that focuses on building skills in vocabulary, grammar, writing, and editing, along with enhancing reading skills.

  • Theoretical teaching in reinforced with a problem/solution/model approach together with many skill strengthening exercises.
  • The text is divided into small, accessible units, giving instructors the flexibility to focus on specific student needs.
  • Focused, classroom-tested material isolates the problems seen in student writing and offers effective tips and solutions.
  • Fiction and Non-Fiction Canadian readings with questions stimulate interest and give students an opportunity to practice what they have learned.
  • End-of-chapter summaries reinforce key lessons from the chapter and make it easier for students to review the material later on.
  • Reinforces reading skills like identifying the main idea, distinguishing writers’ opinions, and recognizing writers’ techniques.
  • Vocabulary building lessons focus on areas like distinguishing parts of speech, word structure, and word construction.
  • Lessons and exercises on paraphrasing and summarizing.

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