The extra practice activities found in Reading for Meaning will help students to develop a better understanding of the entire reading process. Identifying the main idea, understanding the key points made by the author, andconnecting their relevance to the main idea will strengthen student understanding of what has been read. Questions that follow each reading will also sharpen skills in making inferences and drawing conclusions.Students who learn to understand what they have read become lifelong learners and are better able to develop opinions and solve problems. 64 pp