《阅读教程》这套教材是在“主题为基础”、“协作性学习”的原则下编写的，希望学习者通过学习同一主题下各种题材的文章从不同角度来加深对每一个主题的理解，通过参与协作性学习学会合作与分享，从而达到提高理解问题和解决问题的能力，同时提高语言习得水平。

蒋静仪主编的《阅读教程（1-2教师用书第2版）》结合英语专业本科学生较高的目的语水平，在常规的阅读理解、词汇等练习外，还设计了各种形式与主题相关的讨论题让学习者围绕文章拓展讨论，让他们将所阅读的文章与自己的观点融合在一起，从而更好地掌握所学内容，帮助习得目的语。

Suggested Teaching Principles and Procedure

Student's Book One

　Unit 1 Parents and Children

　Unit 2 Psychology in Daily Life

　Unit 3 University Life

　Unit 4 Jobs and Careers

　Unit 5 Care of the Elderly

　Unit 6 Changes and Challenges in Life

　Unit 7 Stress in Our Life

　Unit 8 Heroes of OurTime

Student's Book Two

　Unit 1 Human Relationship

　Unit 2 Growing-up Pains

　Unit 3 Body Image

　Unit 4 Sleep and Dreams

　Unit 5 Your Health

　Unit 6 Friendship

　Unit 7 Culture and Customs

　Unit 8 About Language

Mini-Lectures

　Lecture 1 Evaluating Internet Source Materials

　Lecture 2 Summarizing What You Read

　Lecture 3 Determining the Subject Matter

　Lecture 4 Locating Main Ideas

　Lecture 5 Understanding Supporting Details

　Lecture 6 Thinking Critically as You Read

　Lecture 7 Recognizing Authors' Writing Patterns

　Lecture 8 Understanding Words in Context

　Lecture 9 Appreciating Figurative Language

　Lecture 10 Noticing Words and the Company They Keep