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
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