S4 PREFACE Welcome to ENGAGE: Integrated Reading and Writing Skills for College Students, a comprehensive resource designed to help students develop the essential skills necessary for success in college-level reading, writing, and critical thinking. This program was created with a single purpose: to empower students from diverse backgrounds to grow as confident, capable, and independent learners. In today’s college environment, students face new and evolving challenges. As institutions shift away from traditional developmental reading and writing courses toward integrated and accelerated pathways, students are expected to engage with increasingly complex texts while developing writing fluency in shorter time frames. ENGAGE addresses these realities with a curriculum specifically designed for integrated reading and writing (IRW) courses and corequisite support models. Whether students are entering college directly from high school, returning after time away, or transitioning from multilingual learning backgrounds, this program meets them where they are and helps take them where they need to go. Why This Program? Students in Integrated Reading and Writing courses don’t just need to read and write well; they need to think critically, ask good questions, engage with challenging ideas, and connect their learning to the world around them. ENGAGE helps students accomplish this by providing the following: • purpose-driven writing assignments that build confidence and fluency • scaffolded writing instruction that breaks down the process from brainstorming to final draft • vocabulary development that is embedded within every chapter to build academic language • rich, motivating literary texts and engaging informational texts in science, math, and other content areas • guided reading strategies to strengthen comprehension and promote active engagement with texts • Assess to Learn System that helps instructors assess ongoing learning progress, discover skills gaps, and then personalize instruction using standards-based lessons and activities • practice with grammar and mechanics to support clear, effective communication • career explorations through engaging content that builds transferable skills for college, career, and beyond • AI-assisted feedback for open-ended activities Preface vii
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