Basic Reading Series   Item #: PX1081   Interest Level: Gr. 5–Adult   Reading Level: Gr. 1–3   Components: Reproducible Student Activity Resources available in print or digital format (on CD-ROM) Sale Price: $86.99 « Back to product page

Addresses essential, basic reading comprehension skills

Each of the three Resources in this reading comprehension program feature over 100 activities that utilize multiple instructional modalities, making the program effective for students with different learning styles.

Resource 1 introduces and simplifies ten basic reading skills. The approximate Reading Level is 1.0-2.0.

Resource 2 builds on and reinforces skills introduced in Resource 1.The approximate Reading Level is 2.0-2.5.

Resource 3 has a Reading Level of about 3.0. All three Resources include topics and activities that are appropriate for middle and high school students struggling with reading.

Contents: Context Clues, Cause and Effect, Details, Main Idea, Story Elements, Sequencing, Predicting Outcomes, Drawing Conclusions, and Summarizing.
Fiction and Nonfiction (Resources 1 and 2 only)
Fact and Opinion (Resource 3 only)

Features:

• Activities progress in difficulty while maintaining a low reading level, remaining short in length, and using simple vocabulary.
• Each unit has teaching instruction pages with directions for introducing and applying each skill.
• Numerous follow-up activity sheets provide students with multiple opportunities for practicing critical reading comprehension skills.
• Reflect and Review activities cover several previously taught skills.
• Two assessments in test-preparation format are included at the end of each unit, and comprehensive final assessments are provided at the end of each Resource.
• Both fiction and nonfiction passages feature high-interest, “real-world” topics.
• Visual aids, such as charts and time lines, captivate students’ interest.

Each Resource includes: Reproducible Activities tied to National Reading Standards, Teacher Instruction Pages, Reflect and Review Activities, a Correlations Chart, a Progress Chart, Assessments, and an Answer Key.

This program is ideal for:

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