Alexander/Jarrell's A COMMUNITY OF READERS: A THEMATIC APPROACH TO READING, Eighth Edition, helps developing readers engage in all steps of the reading and learning process: reading, discussing and reflecting, writing and critical thinking. Using the unique PRO system -- Prepare to Read, Read Actively and Reflect, and Organize to Learn -- students develop and follow a concrete learning process that helps them examine fact and opinion, understand bias, identify main and supporting ideas, write effectively and more. Each chapter focuses on a theme, helping emerging readers develop schema, and introduces a key reading skill, such as identifying main ideas. Updates include two new themes (Chapter 1: Succeeding in College and Chapter 5: Our World, Our Environment), new full-length readings in every chapter, new visual aids and an e-book version with the MindTap digital learning solution.
