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Title: This is not holistic or mature...
Review: When a new edition of this text came out, I was hoping for some improvement. My main criticism is that it is advertised as being "holistic" and for "mature" readers. This edition has an average reading level of between grades 9 and 10 for the essays according to the manual and is loaded with isolated exercises that are the antithesis of holistic reading. The other problem remains to be the fact that the majority of the readings are 3 pages or less and there is an absence of higher level thinking. The only reading material that is above the 9th and 10th grade level are textbook chapters which simply provide for more busywork for the students who should be to applying reading strategies to their own textbooks.I am still seeking a college level reading text that actually is holistic and contains college level readings that challenge students. A good instructor should raise the reading competencies of the students and this book cannot do that at the college level.
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