Power Basics Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension

Features:

• Explores word structure and meaning with activities on roots, prefixes, and suffixes
• Builds vocabulary with synonyms, antonyms, and context clues instruction
• Reinforces comprehension skills with step-by-step strategies
• Includes strategies for retention, analyzing writing, and scanning text

Table of Contents: Base Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Synonyms and Antonyms, Context Clues, Finding Words in a Dictionary, Understanding Definitions, Identifying Main Ideas, Drawing Conclusions, Recognizing Sequence, Scanning, Fact and Opinion, The Author's Purpose, Underlining, and Summarizing.

The student textbooks focus on one concept at a time, illustrate concepts with concrete models and examples, and provide ample practice to achieve proficiency and mastery. The activities reinforce complex sentence structure; analytical reading skills; writing and editing; sentences, and paragraphs. The compact (6½" x 8½"), lightweight, softcover textbooks provide a unique and student-friendly design.

Power Basics skills charts provide teachers an overview of the skills introduced and applied in each lesson. This at-a glance reference highlights important skills students need to achieve. The contents of this series adheres to the NCTE standards.

The Test pack includes reproducible tests for each chapter of the student textbook.

Each Classroom Set Includes: 10 student textbooks, 1 teacher' s guide, 10 student workbooks with answer key and 1 test pack.

This program is ideal for:

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