Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Historically speaking!
Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the early 20th Century. Twenty stories about the era that brought the world into the age of mass media and communications are presented. From “The Panama Canal” in 1914 to “Sigmund Freud: New Treatments” in 1923, and “World War II Begins” in 1939, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents an integrated view by including achievements in science, music, art, inventions, and world events. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events. Reading Level 5
Historically speaking! Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the middle 20th Century. Twenty-four stories about the era that brought technology into everyday life are presented. From “Pearl Harbor: America Enters the War” in 1941, to “Television Takes Over” in 1955, to “The Astronauts: New American Heroes” in 1961, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents an integrated view by including achievements in science, music, art, and world events. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events.Reading Level 5
Appreciating other lands and cultures. The history, language, customs, and cultures of Greece, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria are all topics covered in this informative book. As students learn about these far off places and work the accompanying activities, they will build comprehension. The 30 illustrated exercises here enhance learning with information-packed stories about each country. The Greek history of the Olympic Games is covered, as is a recipe for German Potato Salad. There is even a lesson on the Holidays in Holland. Learning has never been so much fun.Reading Level 3
Expand students' knowledge of history while building comprehension skills! This outstanding unit presents an endless array of topics such as Daniel Boone, the Civil War, Paul Revere, etc. Also included are questions, research, time lines, puzzles, and more.
Embracing and understanding cultural differences. From information about America’s regional Indian tribes, to the languages, symbols, and legends of the Native American culture, this book’s cross-curriculum activities will teach students about this country’s “First Americans.”
Activities here include reading, comprehension, language arts, math, social studies, critical thinking, following directions, and listening skills.
Contents Include:
- History of the America's First People (short stories & comprehension questions)
- Native American Cookbook
- Games
- Crafts
- Math Activity
- Research Activity
- Teacher Instructions
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-8
Historically speaking! Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the latter 19th Century. Twenty stories about the dawn of the modern age are presented. From “Vincent Van Gogh” in 1853 to “The Horseless Carriage” in 1892, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents an integrated view by including achievements in science, music, and world events. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events.Reading Level 5
Improve a multitude of skills while learning that Thanksgiving is about more than eating turkey with stuffing!
From answering “Pilgrim Problems” to sequencing historical facts, students will expand their knowledge of this unique American holiday as they practice basic skills.
The 39 activities in this unit focus on reading, comprehension, finding the main idea, inferences, cause and effect, fact vs. opinion, comparing, sequencing, rhyming, vocabulary, decision making, and more.
Contents Include:
- Pre/Post Test
- Vocabulary List & Activities
- Reading Comprehension Activities
- Language Activities
- Math Word Problem Activities
- Writing Prompts
- Arts & Crafts
- Mapping Skills
- Game
- Bulletin Board
- Much More!
The Jungle Book Reading level 1, audio narrated illustrated Google Classroom Activities for touch screen devices.
Introduce students to great classic literature while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. This digital Classic is abridged and adapted into a reading leveled high-interest, low readability illustrate Google Classroom Activities and includes the complete novel in 10 shortened chapters. This high-interest low-readability version is appropriate for all ages. Excellent for remedial readers, ESL, ELL or anyone who wants to read and understand this great classic in an easy reading format.
A Christmas Carol Reading level 1, audio narrated illustrated Google Classroom Activities for touch screen devices.
Introduce students to great classic literature while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. This digital Classic is abridged and adapted into a reading leveled high-interest, low readability illustrated Google Classroom and includes the complete novel in 10 shortened chapters. This high-interest low-readability version is appropriate for all ages. Excellent for remedial readers, ESL, ELL or anyone who wants to read and understand this great classic in an easy reading format.
A lesson a day in the Winter! These fun, interactive Google Slides offer a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest/low-reading level stories are followed by engaging activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Whether used as morning work or homework… you will never run out of usable activities again!
VERSATILE LESSONS:
Ideal for teaching in person, through distance learning, or both. Versatile Google Slides can be completed online and can ALSO be printed as a set of pdf lessons! Need a larger font size? Have the students use the ZOOM Magnifying Tool in their Google toolbar. Want to enlarge each slide for easier viewing & reading? Again the Zoom Magnifying Tool does the trick! The slides can be easily enlarged… making them a larger, scrollable document… This interactive feature makes them ideal for students of ALL abilities.
EASY-TO-USE:
We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides to your Google Drive and assign them to your students. Assign the entire month, or just today’s lesson!
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
Short, Nonfiction Stories
Crossword Puzzles
Word Search Puzzles
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Multiple Choice
Using a Map
Using a Graph
Sentence Writing
Drag & Drops
True & False Questions
Extended Research Activities
and more!
Reading Level: Grades 3 - 4
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 12
Answer Key
A NEW ONE-OF-A-KIND SERIES! Using daily reading lessons to teach American history.
Engaging daily lessons take students on a journey of discovery through 20th Century America!
Grab your student’s attention with exciting, easy-to-read stories that tell how America prospered during the Industrial Revolution and the Roaring Twenties and then survived two World Wars and the Great Depression. Fourteen important historical topics are presented in eight-page study units. The format of the study units is flexible and user-friendly – perfect for differentiated instruction. Students can work at their own pace according to their ability level.
The stories are written specifically for students performing below grade level. Daily lessons guide students to carefully read each story, answer questions that test comprehension, and then write about what they have learned. Students will become more literate in American history while improving essential reading and writing skills. 132 pages per book.
20th Century American History. Learn how America prospered during the Industrial Revolution, the Roaring Twenties, and then survived two World Wars and the Great Depression.
Topics include:
• World War I and II
• The Great Depression
• The Space Race
• The Civil Rights
A lesson a day in the Spring! These fun, interactive Google Slides offer a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest/low-reading level stories are followed by engaging activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Whether used as morning work or homework… you will never run out of usable activities again!
VERSATILE LESSONS:
Ideal for teaching in person, through distance learning, or both. Versatile Google Slides can be completed online and can ALSO be printed as a set of pdf lessons! Need a larger font size? Have the students use the ZOOM Magnifying Tool in their Google toolbar. Want to enlarge each slide for easier viewing & reading? Again the Zoom Magnifying Tool does the trick! The slides can be easily enlarged… making them a larger, scrollable document… This interactive feature makes them ideal for students of ALL abilities.
EASY-TO-USE:
We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides to your Google Drive and assign them to your students. Assign the entire month, or just today’s lesson!
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
Short, Nonfiction Stories
Crossword Puzzles
Word Search Puzzles
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Multiple Choice
Using a Map
Using a Graph
Sentence Writing
Drag & Drops
True & False Questions
Extended Research Activities
and more!
Reading Level: Grades 3 - 4
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 12
Answer Key
A lesson a day in April! These fun, interactive Google Slides offer a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest/low-reading level stories are followed by engaging activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Whether used as morning work or homework… you will never run out of usable activities again! (see product preview)
VERSATILE LESSONS:
Ideal for teaching in person, through distance learning, or both. Versatile Google Slides can be completed online and can ALSO be printed as a set of pdf lessons! Need a larger font size? Have the students use the ZOOM Magnifying Tool in their Google toolbar. Want to enlarge each slide for easier viewing & reading? Again the Zoom Magnifying Tool does the trick! The slides can be easily enlarged… making them a larger, scrollable document… This interactive feature makes them ideal for students of ALL abilities.
EASY-TO-USE:
We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides to your Google Drive and assign them to your students. Assign the entire month, or just today’s lesson!
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
31 Short, Nonfiction Stories
Crossword Puzzles
Word Search Puzzles
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Multiple Choice
Using a Map
Using a Graph
Sentence Writing
Drag & Drops
True & False Questions
Extended Research Activities
and more!
Reading Level: Grades 3 - 4
Interest Level: Grades 3 - 12
Total Pages
62 Slides
Answer Key Included
A lesson a day in March! These fun, interactive Google Slides offer a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest/low-reading level stories are followed by engaging activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Whether used as morning work or homework… you will never run out of usable activities again! (see product preview)
VERSATILE LESSONS:
Ideal for teaching in person, through distance learning, or both. Versatile Google Slides can be completed online and can ALSO be printed as a set of pdf lessons! Need a larger font size? Have the students use the ZOOM Magnifying Tool in their Google toolbar. Want to enlarge each slide for easier viewing & reading? Again the Zoom Magnifying Tool does the trick! The slides can be easily enlarged… making them a larger, scrollable document… This interactive feature makes them ideal for students of ALL abilities.
EASY-TO-USE:
We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides to your Google Drive and assign them to your students. Assign the entire month, or just today’s lesson!
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
31 Short, Nonfiction Stories
Crossword Puzzles
Word Search Puzzles
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Multiple Choice
Using a Map
Using a Graph
Sentence Writing
Drag & Drops
True & False Questions
Extended Research Activities
and more!
Reading Level: Grades 3 - 4
Interest Level: Grades 3 - 12
Total Pages
62 Slides
Answer Key Included
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN APRIL!
ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!
Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review.
INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES:
Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets.
LOCATE AN ANSWER
DRAW CONCLUSIONS
CAUSE & EFFECT
FACT OR OPINION
FIND FACTS
MAKE INFERENCES
SEQUENCE EVENTS
FIND THE MAIN IDEA
COMPARE & CONTRAST
USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING
All captivating events happened in the last 20 years!
This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year.
Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4
Interest Level: Gr 5 - 12
MORE DETAILS:
This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century.
Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison.
INCLUDES:
65 pages
Answer Key
Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Equal Rights
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Equal Rights”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the history of trying to gain equal rights for all citizens, especially African-Americans.
“Being Mermaids Together”
The fiction story tells about the friendship between two young girls – one Black and one white – and their simple desire to be able to swim together in the same pool at the same time.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 335 and 372 words and is written at a 3.1 to 4.0 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Civil War
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Civil War”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with sobering facts about the tragedy of the war between the North and the South and the fight to end slavery.
“Escape to the North”
The fiction story tells about a young Southern boy who helps a young runaway
slave.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 300 and 360 words and is written at a 2.8 to 4.8 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | First Americans
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“First Americans”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the history of the first people who lived in North America, some more than 40,000 years ago.
They lived here long before Spanish and other European explorers “discovered” America.
“Gathering Firewood”
The fiction story tells about two Native American brothers and their first sighting of the big ships that would forever change their way of life.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 320 and 370 words and is written at a 3.8 to 5.1 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Revolutionary War
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Revolutionary War”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with historical facts about the reasons for and the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
“The Fight for Freedom”
The fiction story tells about a dramatic incident known as the “Boston Massacre” that helped trigger the colonists to wage a war against Britain and fight for freedom.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 316 and 341 words and is written at a 3.8 to 5.1 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Ellis Island
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Ellis Island”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with fascinating facts about the flood of immigrants that came to America through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954.
“Coming to America”
The fiction story tells about the experience of a 12-year-old boy and his father who are on a long, arduous boat trip to America to make a better life for their family.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 328 and 377 words and is written at a 3.1 to 5.2 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages