Pathways 2: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking

Pathways is National Geographic Learning's new five-level academic skills series that features reading & writing and listening & speaking strands to help learners develop the language skills needed to achieve academic success. Learners develop academic literacy skills through content, images and video from National Geographic. This innovative series provides learners with a pathway to success!

With Pathways learners:
DEVELOP academic literacy skills
CONNECT to the real world through content from National Geographic
ACHIEVE academic success

Laurie Blass holds a Bachelor's degree in French from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master's degree in Linguistics and a TESL certificate from the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught English as a Second Language at the University of California at Berkeley, Carnegie-Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and at ESIEE in Paris. She has extensive experience in educational print and electronic publishing, and is the author or co-author of over 24 ELT textbooks. She specializes in ELT for academic success and e-learning design.

Mari Vargo is an experienced writer, editor, and educational consultant based in San Francisco. She has written and developed a wide variety of print, online and multimedia products, for primary and secondary school, community college, adult school, and university students.