Linda Jeffries holds a master's degree in TESOL from Boston University. She has taught reading, writing ans ESL/EFL at Boston College, Boston University, the Harvard University Summer ESL Program, the University of Opole, Poland, and the University of Bologna, Italy. She lives in Italy, near Bologna, and teaches academic reading and writing at the University of Modena.

Bea Mikulecky holds a master's degree in TESOL and a doctorate in Applied Psycholinguistics from Boston University. In addition to teaching reading, writing, and ESL, she has worked as a teacher trainer in the Harvard University Summer ESL Program, in the Simmons College MATESL Program, and in Moscow, Russia. She is the author of A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills.

Part 1    Extensive Reading

    Introduction

    Unit 1: Fables

    Unit 2: Stories

    Unit 3: Books

Part 2    Vocabulary Building

    Unit 1: Guidelines for Learning Vocabulary

    Unit 2: Learning New Words from Your Reading

    Unit 3: The 100 Words

    Unit 4: Guessing Meaning from Context

    Unit 5: Word Parts

    Unit 6: How Words Are Used Together  

Part 3    Comprehension Skills

    Unit 1: Recognizing Letters, Words, and Phrases

    Unit 2: Scanning

    Unit 3: Making Inferences

    Unit 4: Focusing on Topics

    Unit 5: Understanding the Paragraphs

Part 4    Thinking in English

    Introduction

    Unit 1: Level 1

    Unit 2: Level 2

    Unit 3: Level 3

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