The Radical Case for Teaching Skim Reading in First-Year Writing

The Radical Case for Teaching Skim Reading in First-Year Writing  encourages faculty, particularly in writing studies, to check internal biases toward deep reading and teach skim reading in first-year writing courses. Written by Ellen C. Carillo, who has previously published on the importance of teaching deep reading, this small book is a controversial prompt for further discussion and exploration.   Data from studies of the lived experiences of undergraduates indicate that students do