The third edition of Developing reading skills proceeds from the same premise that governed the first and second editions: good reading clear thinking go hand in hand. The book is organized aroundthe principle that students can best impro0ve their comprehension and thinking skills first by intensive , analytical practice with short reading passages, followed by the application of these skills to longer and increasingly difficult essays and articles. ---"O'qish ko'nikmalarini rivojlantirish" kitobining uchinchi nashri birinchi va ikkinchi nashrlarni boshqargan bir xil asosdan kelib chiqadi: yaxshi o'qish, aniq fikrlash yonma-yon ketadi. Kitob talabalar tushunish va fikrlash qobiliyatlarini birinchi navbatda qisqa o'qish parchalari bilan jadal, tahliliy amaliyot orqali, so'ngra bu ko'nikmalarni uzunroq va tobora qiyinlashib borayotgan insho va maqolalarda qo'llash orqali yaxshilashlari mumkin degan tamoyil asosida tashkil etilgan.