Basic reading power : pleasure reading, comprehension skills, vocabulary building, thinking skills

Beginning Level. The Reading Power Series is based on a cognitive skills approach. These student-centered reading skills texts help students go beyond rote learning to develop the solid reading skills good readers take for granted. Basic Reading Power, the first in text in the series, helps beginning students (below 300 word vocabulary) to become better readers in school, college, or business. Includes special emphasis on developing the good vocabulary learning skills crucial to fluent reading. Featuring a Vocabulary Building section that offers strategies for learning new words, a Teacher's Guide section, and an Answer Key. The other books in this series include: Reading Power (Beginning/Intermediate Level), and More Reading Power (Intermediate Level). A Short Course for Teaching Reading Skills is also available. An Edited Collection Of Papers Arising From A Conference On Law And Development In The 21st Century Held In 2001. In Honour Of The Work Of Dr Peter Slinn, The Book Draws Together The Lessons And Challenges Faced In Relation To Law And Development In The 21st Century, With Particular Reference To The Concerns Of Commonwealth States. It Addresses Practical And Theoretical Aspects Of Law And Economic, Social And Political Development At National And International Levels. Students, Academic And Practitioners In The Fields Of Law And Development, Development Studies And Public Administration Should Find The Book Of Interest. This text is designed to help students to become more fluent readers by placing a special emphasis on good vocabulary learning skills.