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Beginning Level. The Reading Power Series is based on a cognitive skills approach. These student-centered reading skills texts help students go beyond rote learning to develop the solid reading skills good readers take for granted. Basic Reading Power, the first in text in the series, helps beginning students (below 300 word vocabulary) to become better readers in school, college, or business. Includes special emphasis on developing the good vocabulary learning skills crucial to fluent reading. Featuring a Vocabulary Building section that offers strategies for learning new words, a Teacher's Guide section, and an Answer Key. The other books in this series Reading Power (Beginning/Intermediate Level), and More Reading Power (Intermediate Level). A Short Course for Teaching Reading Skills is also available.