Appreciating other lands and cultures. The history, language, customs, and cultures of Russia, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand 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 “space race” between Russia and the U.S. is covered, as is an explanation of why Japan is called the “land of the rising sun.” There is even a lesson on Chinese symbols. Learning has never been so much fun.Reading Level 3

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

The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “Do fish sleep?” “What is an Echo?” and “What is a sonic boom?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

Designed to give students practice reading and writing necessary beginning sight words, this unit incorporates skills of following directions, comprehension, application, logic, and reasoning. Difficulty increases as students move through the 30 activities. Appealing art and multiple skills are combined with the challenge of rebus sentences, picture keys, and a simple vocabulary to encourage meaningful use of color and number words. A Visual Approach to Improve: - Following Directions - Comprehension - Application - Reasoning - Sight Word Vocabulary These activities are intended for use after students have been introduced to the color and number word vocabulary.

Embracing and understanding cultural differences. From information about Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese immigration to America, to the culinary, arts, and languages of Asian Americans, this book’s cross-curriculum activities will teach students about an important segment of this country’s population. Activities here include reading, comprehension, language arts, math, social studies, critical thinking, following directions, and listening skills. This 48-page book includes an answer key.

The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “What are hiccups?” “What is a tornado?” and “What is a mirage?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “What is the speed of light?” “Do fish drink water?” and “What is a genius?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “Do animals see colors?” “What makes hair curly?” and “Why does popcorn pop?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

Read about contemporary celebrities! Actor Brad Pitt once had a job wearing a chicken suit for the El Pollo Loco fast-food restaurant. The Patriot’s Heath Ledger was named for Heathcliff in the book Wuthering Heights. And, one of Jim Carrey’s teachers got him to behave in class by letting him do 15 minutes of comedy. This is just a taste of the information found in the 14 mini-biographies featured in this Reader. Each spotlights one of Hollywood’s hottest male stars. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Matt Damon are among the actors featured. Since most people enjoy reading about celebrities, even reluctant readers will be eager to take on these interesting one-page articles. A photo accompanies each bio to assist with visual recognition. Learning activities follow each reading to test comprehension, enrich vocabulary, and enhance following-directions skills. Relevant questions, word/definition matching, crossword puzzles, and fill-in-the-blanks are among of the activities featured. Finally, there is a related research project for each story.

Watch reluctant readers become eager readers with this star-studded series! Each high-interest book contains 14 mini-biographies of today's hottest stars along with a variety of fun activities to test comprehension. As an added bonus, an extended research activity is also included with each captivating story. Reading Level 3-4 Sports Stars Include: * Peyton Manning * Apolo Anton Ohno * Tony Hawk * Brett Favre * And More!

Watch reluctant readers become eager readers with this star-studded series! Each high-interest book contains 14 mini-biographies of today's hottest stars along with a variety of fun activities to test comprehension. As an added bonus, an extended research activity is also included with each captivating story. Reading Level 3-4 Actresses Featured Include: * Jennifer Aniston * Drew Barrymore * Halle Berry * Sandra Bullock * Miley Cyrus * America Ferrera * Natalie Portman * And More"

Watch reluctant readers become eager readers with this star-studded series! Each high-interest book contains 14 mini-biographies of today's hottest stars along with a variety of fun activities to test comprehension. As an added bonus, an extended research activity is also included with each captivating story. Reading Level 3-4 Male Musicians Include: * The Beatles * Lenny Kravitz * Justin Timberlake * Sean "Diddy" Combs * Tim McGraw * And More!

Encourage students to become active participants, rather than passive readers! Each of the four stories in this unit breaks at appropriate places so the student can interact and respond through: - predicting outcomes - anticipating events - recording feelings - drawing details - writing dialogue - illustrating scenes - giving opinions As students read each fictional story, they are given opportunities to respond literally, inferentially, creatively, and cognitively. Students will be working on vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, creative writing, and more!

Read about contemporary celebrities. Since most people enjoy reading about celebrities, even reluctant readers will be eager to take on these interesting one-page articles. A photo accompanies each bio to assist with visual recognition.Learning activities follow each reading to test comprehension, enrich vocabulary, and enhance following-directions skills. Relevant questions, word/definition matching, crossword puzzles, and fill-in-the-blanks are among the activities featured. Finally, there is a related research project for each story.

Watch reluctant readers become eager readers with this star-studded series! Each high-interest book contains 14 mini-biographies of today's hottest stars along with a variety of fun activities to test comprehension. As an added bonus, an extended research activity is also included with each captivating story. Reading Level 3-4 Female Sports Stars Include: * Venus & Serena Williams * Shannon Miller * Mia Hamm * Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor * And More!

This unit is packed with 30 low readability stories about fun and unique careers. The included comprehension exercises are designed to teach students to better understand what they read, to follow directions, and to increase their critical thinking. A variety of jobs are covered in the informative articles that start-off each exercise. The eight comprehension questions that follow each reading exercise work to boost comprehension skills. Reading Level 3 | Interest Level 4-12 30 Jobs Include: - Editor - Waiter - Chef - Butcher - Police Officer - Miner - Jeweler - Pilot - and more!

Encourage students to become active participants, rather than passive readers! Each of the four stories in this unit breaks at appropriate places so the student can interact and respond through: - predicting outcomes - anticipating events - recording feelings - drawing details - writing dialogue - illustrating scenes - giving opinions As students read each fictional story, they are given opportunities to respond literally, inferentially, creatively, and cognitively. Students will be working on vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, creative writing, and more!

Encourage students to become active participants, rather than passive readers! Each of the four stories in this unit breaks at appropriate places so the student can interact and respond through: - predicting outcomes - anticipating events - recording feelings - drawing details - writing dialogue - illustrating scenes - giving opinions As students read each fictional story, they are given opportunities to respond literally, inferentially, creatively, and cognitively. Students will be working on vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, creative writing, and more!

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual newspaper articles featured in this book. Each article is presented in a realistic and appealing format complete with dateline and picture. Follow-up questions require the reader to respond to the Five W's (who, what, when, where, why) - a great way to boost comprehension skills! Reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. The reading level of stories in this book range from 3.0-3.9.