Builds everyday reading skills! Teach strategies for reading many different types of print found in the real world. Students learn survival reading techniques along with key vocabulary words for a variety of everyday texts, such as menus, labels, maps, bills, credit card statements, and job applications. Activity sheets include realistic graphics of each type of text to provide real-life reading practice. Features: Lesson plans provide ideas for helping students. Both prereading and... Read full description

Builds everyday reading skills!

Teach strategies for reading many different types of print found in the real world. Students learn survival reading techniques along with key vocabulary words for a variety of everyday texts, such as menus, labels, maps, bills, credit card statements, and job applications. Activity sheets include realistic graphics of each type of text to provide real-life reading practice.

Features:

• Lesson plans provide ideas for helping students.
• Both prereading and comprehension strategies are introduced.
• Activity sheets following each lesson allow for extensive individual practice in reading and understanding the texts covered.
• Unit assessments test students ability. Questions include matching, multiple choice, true/false, and short answer.

Resource 1 Topics: Over 150 pages that cover Menus and Recipes, Labels, Instructions, Maps, Driving-Related Items, and Schedules.

Resource 2 Topics: Over 170 pages that cover Phone Books; Newspapers; Catalogs; Mail and Postal Forms; Bills, Statements, and Invoices; Web Sites and E-Mail; and Applications and Other Forms.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education

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