The language of this publication targets college students, while the content of each chapter or section sounds as an advice to higher education learners. In addition, an effective glossary is provided. The book is divided into multiple chapters/sections each of which has a self-explanatory title or heading.
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In the Introduction section, the authors explain how to use this text, and for who it was meant. Reviewed by Olga Gould, Assistant Professor Reading/Literacy, Eastern New Mexico University on 1/1/22 There are several other sections I will provide to students as optional extra help/alternative explanations/possible extra credit for the checks for understanding etc. Personally, there are several sections that I will use as a supplement to my already existing lectures/materials (and/or replacements for other texts I've used). This text could easily serve as a jumping-off point for developing a course. I'm not sure the text is robust enough to be a stand-alone textbook that would be used for a 3-credit hour course, but it would be a fantastic resource for alternate explanations or using sections of the text in addition to instructor materials. Some sections seem to be a little short to stand alone, and the text could benefit from more checks for understanding (and more diverse readings/texts/activities in the checks for understanding). It's not perfect, but it's great for what it is - a small resource/skills/reference text. It is generally easy to read and presents the research in non-technical/jargon ways that students will be likely to understand. Overall, I would consider this text to be a wonderful resource for students. There are opportunities to include more DEI texts as "checks for understanding." This text seems applicable to many settings and learners and doesn't seem to suffer from a particular bias however, there doesn't seem to be a concerted effort to include texts that would meet a DEI committee's standards. While the text is not culturally insensitive, I wouldn't call it particularly culturally sensitive. In general, the interface is intuitive and easy to use. I did not find any interface or navigation issues with this text. The text presents the reading and writing process in a research-backed way that I believe students would find easy to understand and implement into practice. An instructor could easily use parts of the text in any order throughout the course. The text is not overly self-referential, and when it is self-referential, the text provides links to the referenced section. In fact, I think that is how this textbook would most shine.
The textbook could easily be used as a reference material wherein the instructor picks and chooses specific sections of the text to present/assign. While still well done, the textbook does suffer slightly from some sections being overly brief, both in general and when compared to other sections of the textbook. The chosen texts/activities are good overall. The actual strategies are then presented in clear, objective, matter-of-fact tones that provide actionable activities which students can implement in their course(s).Īdditionally, there are many "checks for understanding" wherein students can practice the strategies with real texts. Some parts are very "conversational" and will likely be easily readable by students, even those in developmental courses. The text is written in a clear, straightforward way, mixing informal and formal prose effectively. The text is organized in an effective way that will be easily updateable as new research surfaces. In addition to accuracy, the content draws upon recent research in both writing and reading. The content is research-based and accurate to my knowledge of best practices. While the brevity and conciseness is overall a positive for a text like this, there are a few sections that seem to be too short and would need some outside sources to supplement this text.Īs a stand-alone textbook, I'm not sure this text would be quite robust enough, but as a reference material included in a course, this text would be quite valuable.
I think this could be used for late high school too. Generally comprehensive as an INTRODUCTION to high-level reading and writing. Reviewed by Nick Mancini, Assistant Professor of Reading, Johnson County Community College on 4/25/22
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