Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills

Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills, 6th Edition, is a reading textbook designed to prepare students for college-level coursework. The text details and illustrates ten essential reading skills recognized as fundamental for literal and critical comprehension.

Chapters follow a consistent instructional sequence that moves from explanations and practical examples to practice exercises, review tests, and mastery tests. The text also incorporates structured thinking activities designed to support analytical reading practice.

Intended for advanced developmental reading courses, the volume also serves as an alternative second-semester text for classes that use Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills. In addition, the material addresses competencies and benchmarks established in the Common Core State Standards for grades 6 through 12.