New Worldsis an introductory college reading improvement text that applies the successful approach of the authors'Opening DoorsandComprehending College Textbooks, and Janet Elder'sExercise Your College Reading Skills, in a format designed to help lower-level developmental reading students succeed in college. It presents skills clearly, in a scaffolded approach that emphasizes comprehension and provides thorough, on-going practice and application of skills. This new edition includes a full-color format, fuller explanations, dozens of new and updated excerpts and introductions, six new reading selections, two new chapter-length selections, practice exercises introduced with a brief review, expanded coverage of paragraph patterns, enhanced chapter review cards, and new premium resources for students and instructors on the free Online Learning Center.