Pre-reading strategies such as these can make the reading process more rewarding—and less intimidating—for English language learners. animal living on Earth.” Students can predict: What kind of creature was this? Why was Mary Anning interested in it? At National Geographic Learning, we recently published a third edition of our global series Reading Explorer. As we began the revision process, we asked users of the series: What reading texts are most effective in your class? The results were very interesting.

The passage title is “The Secrets in the Sand.” So we can predict the reading is probably about a person in history named Mary Anning, who looked for some kind of “secrets” in coastal areas of England. 3. Skim for gist UPDATED ‘Critical Thinking’ sections focus more on analysis and evaluation, so learners can determine the reliability of information.

UPDATED ‘Reading Comprehension’ sections provide a wider variety of question types that learners will encounter on high stakes international tests, including TOEFL and IELTS. Overall, we found that the most effective reading passages in English language classes have three characteristics. They: In 1823, a young woman _________ a strange fossil on a beach near Lyme Regis, England. She dug out the bones and had them carried to her home. She carefully ________ the skeleton on a table. Then she saw something _________.

NEW AND UPDATED academic readings at the higher levels prepare learners for the academic classroom. The new and updated features in Reading Explorer, Third Edition are based on recommendations from teachers and users all around the world: