Proofreading is the process of carefully going over a written report, story, or letter before the final copy is made. We proofread to be sure there are no mistakes, and when we find a mistake, we correct it… right? Unfortunately, for many students proofreading is a foreign concept. All too often students turn in a "finished" classroom assignment that is full of careless mistakes! This step-by-step unit was designed to help students learn, practice, and incorporate this vital skill into their written work.

Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Chief Joseph, and others are featured in this fascinating 64-page book! Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Outstanding Americans. Students' enthusiasm will skyrocket with this series of articles about outstanding Americans and their accomplishments. Friendly and informative, these high-interest stories focus on diverse Americans who have made significant contributions to society. Following each nonfiction article are detailed activities designed to improve essential reading comprehension and writing skills. This high-interest/low-readability book is a terrific way to build basic skills while enhancing students' appreciation of cultural diversity. 29 Outstanding Americans Include: Marian Anderson Phillis Wheatley Scott Joplin Alex Haley Barbara Jordan Jesse Owens Wilma Rudolph George Washington Carver Lena Horne Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King, Jr. Daniel “Chappie” James Mary McLeod Bethune Rosa Lee Parks Sojourner Truth Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Roberto Clemente César Chávez Nancy Lopez Dr. Louis Ballard Jim Thorpe Chief Joseph Daniel Inouye An Wang John Yeh Michelle Kwan Sacagawea Gloria Estefan Reading Level 3-4 | Grade Level 4+

How much gold is there in the world? How fast can hair grow? What tree has roots growing from its branches? Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Amazing Facts. Eighty-eight intriguing short stories, guaranteed to hold the reader's attention, are followed by questions designed to reinforce specific reading skills. The basic skills focused on are: finding main ideas, detecting sequences, finding facts, locating answers, vocabulary and word analysis, making inferences, and more! To assist a variety of students, this sequential book is arranged according to the difficulty of each story's reading level. The first group of stories have a reading level of 2.0-2.5. The next group of stories have a reading level of 2.5-3.5. The final group of stories range between 3.5-4.0. These reading levels have been carefully achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. Reading Level 2.0-4.0 | Grade Level 4+ Contents Include: - 88 Short Stories - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions for each Story - Teacher's Extended Activities - Answer Key

Who founded Mexico City? What did Sandy Koufax do? What is in Iceland? People throughout history and places around the world can be found in this attention-grabbing, 96-page book. Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Famous People, Places, and Events. Eighty-eight intriguing short stories, guaranteed to hold the reader's attention, are followed by questions designed to reinforce specific reading skills. The basic skills focused on are: finding main ideas, detecting sequences, finding facts, locating answers, vocabulary and word analysis, making inferences, and more! To assist a variety of students, this sequential book is arranged according to the difficulty of each story's reading level. The first group of stories have a reading level of 1.8-2.5. The next group of stories have a reading level of 2.5-3.0. The final group of stories range between 3.0-3.8. These reading levels have been carefully achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. Reading Level 1.8-3.8 | Grade Level 4+ Contents Include: - 88 Short Stories - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions for Each Story - Teacher's Extended Activities - Answer Key

Sharpen grammar and writing skills in just ten minutes a day! This collection of 160 short language review exercises reinforces key language skills. Used on a daily basis, these activities will increase student awareness and develop skills in the specific areas of writing and grammar that should be mastered by forth grade. Skills Covered Include: - Abbreviations - Addresses - Adverbs - Antonyms & Synonyms - Articles - Capitalization - Compound Words - Contractions - Coordinating Conjunctions - Dates & Time - Fact or Opinion - Follow instructions - Formatting Titles (Book, Song, Poems, etc.) - Homophones - Main Idea - Multiple-Meaning Words - Nouns: Common, Proper, & Pro - Plural Nouns & Pronouns - Possessive Nouns & Pronouns - Prefixes & Suffixes - Prepositions - Punctuation - Quotations - Sentence Type - Spelling - Subjects & Predicates - Tense - Verbs - Writing Sentences

Sharpen grammar and writing skills in just ten minutes a day! This collection of 160 short language review exercises reinforces key language skills. Used on a daily basis, these activities will increase student awareness and develop skills in the specific areas of writing and grammar that should be mastered by third grade. Skills Covered Include: - Abbreviations - Addresses - Adverbs - Antonyms & Synonyms - Articles - Capitalization - Compound Words - Contractions - Dates & Time - Fact or Opinion - Follow instructions - Formatting Titles (Book, Song, Poems, etc.) - Homophones - Letters (Greetings & Closings) - Multiple-Meaning Words - Nouns: Common, Proper, & Pro - Plural Nouns & Pronouns - Possessive Nouns & Pronouns - Prefixes & Suffixes - Prepositions - Punctuation - Quotations - Sentence Type - Spelling - Subjects & Predicates - Tense - Verbs - Writing Sentences

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 3.4-5.1 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 1.0-3.9 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

The 80 cloze stories and activities in this unit were created to highlight and reinforce specific comprehension skills and increase fluency. Each story features an interesting science or social studies topic in a “bare-bones” format that offers no visual cues or story titles. Students must determine the main idea by using context clues only. After students have filled in the blanks with the appropriate words and re-read the story to make sure it makes sense, they can then create a title for the story to show their understanding of the main idea. The stories are sequential in length and reading difficulty, beginning with short paragraphs and building to full-page stories. Reading level ranges from grade 3 to grade 5. Fluency is promoted by requiring students to read each story at least twice. Follow-up questions focus on many different comprehension skills and help promote a broad understanding of the story. Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 3-12 Skills Covered Include: - Main idea - Drawing conclusions - Inference - Locating the answer - Predicting outcomes - Summarizing - Context clues - Sequence - Vocabulary - Finding facts/Reading for details - Fact or opinion - Analogy - Cause and effect - Choosing the right word - Summarizing - Resource skills - Prior knowledge 152 Pages includes an answer key.

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from pyramids and the D-Day Invasion to dolphins and wasps. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages includes an answer key. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from the Boston Tea Party and baseball to tarantulas and inventors. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

Visual Activities Teaching 144 Sight Words This fun, hands-on unit was created to help early readers identify sight words and build reading fluency. Children need to develop a growing core of sight words, which will help them become more fluent readers. Since sight words are meant to be identified instantly – pictures are a great way to aid the student in immediate recognition of several high-frequency words. A great stepping stone for writing sentences and categorizing! Activities Include: - crossword puzzles - word searches - configuration fill-ins - riddles Word Categories Include: - Animals - Restaurant - Beach - Nature - People - Sports - Tools - Transportation - Countryside - Shapes - Clothes - Food - Outside/Inside

These 50 nonfiction stories and activities are a sure-fire way to improve fluency and comprehension skills! Simple sentences and short, easy-to-read paragraphs are paired with compelling illustrations for a strong picture-text correspondence. Age-appropriate topics and a controlled vocabulary motivate students and help ensure success. Follow-up activities focus on specific reading skills such as finding the main idea, making inferences, reading for details, locating information, using context clues, and more. The activities featured in this book utilize the direct-approach fluency formula: read and re-read decodable words in connected text. Research shows that repeated readings turn slow, choppy readers into faster, smoother, more fluent readers. By doing the five follow-up activities that accompany each short paragraph, students will read the same paragraph a minimum of four times: 1. Read the paragraph when first presented with it. 2. Look back at the paragraph to respond to the follow-up exercises. 3. Complete the cloze reading activity involving the paragraph. 4. Follow the direction to “Re-read your completed paragraph to make sure it makes sense.” Reading Level 2-3

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detectives Join teenager Jenna White as she helps her dad, a National Park Ranger, solve perplexing mysteries. Follow them as they travel to different national parks across the U.S. and Canada. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 2 | Interest Level 3-12