纳托尔著的《外语阅读技巧教学/外语教学法丛书》脉络清晰，遵循从理论到实践的论证过程，做到理论有实践验证，实践有理论指导，例证充分，文字浅显，深入浅出，在语言学著作中实属难能可贵。全书每一章节后都有补充阅读部分，向读者介绍与本章节内容相关的一些著作，供读者参考阅读，拓展视野。
本书对于我国的外语教育研究，特别是外语阅读教学理论和实践的探索来说是一本不可多得的有价值的参考书，适用于英语教师、英语学习者以及广大从事外语教育研究的工作者。
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Part One Introductory
Chapter 1 What is reading?
Chapter2 Text and discourse
Chapter 3 Approaching reading in the foreign language classroom
Part Two Reading skills and strategies
Introduction
Chapter 4 Efficient reading
Chapter 5 Word attack skills
Chapter 6 Readingfor plain sense
Chapter 7 Understanding discourse
Part Three Planning and teaching
Introduction
Chapter 8 An extensive reading programme
Chapter 9 Planning reading lessons
Chapter 10 Selecting texts
Chapter 11 Questioning
Chapter 12 Other kinds of reading task
Chapter 13 The testing of reading by J. Charles Alderson
Chapter 14 The teacher as reader
AppendixA: Texts
Appendix B: Extracts from reading courses
Appendix C: Lesson plans
Appendix D: Useful addresses
Key to the activities
Select bibliography
Subject index
