Welcome to Longman Basic Skills -- a list of reading and writing skills books with unrivaled energy and focus. From the traditional to the cutting-edge, our Basic Skills texts offer diverse readings, innovative pedagogy, and unique writing approaches based on the most current theory to challenge your students to become better readers and writers. As your partner in education, we will carry on a tradition of publishing excellence while forging ahead into the 21st century.

What does this mean for you? It means more of what you're used to-quality textbooks and visionary authorship-including new or recent editions by Brenda Smith, Kathleen McWhorter, the author team of Roberta Alexander and Jan Lombardi, Jack Page, Philip Eggers, and Alan Meyers.