Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines.

Reading Across the Disciplines is organized into three parts. Part One, “Reading and Thinking in College,” presents a brief skill introduction (in handbook format) introducing students to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. Part Two, “Selections from Academic Disciplines,” has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline. Part Three, “Textbook Chapter Readings,” contains two complete textbook chapters that enable students to practice skills on longer pieces of writing.