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.
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
Actresses Featured Include:
* Jennifer Aniston
* Drew Barrymore
* Halle Berry
* Sandra Bullock
* Miley Cyrus
* America Ferrera
* Natalie Portman
* 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
Male Musicians Include:
* The Beatles
* Lenny Kravitz
* Justin Timberlake
* Sean "Diddy" Combs
* Tim McGraw
* 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
Sports Stars Include:
* Peyton Manning
* Apolo Anton Ohno
* Tony Hawk
* Brett Favre
* 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!
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!
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 4 | Interest Level 4-12
30 Jobs Include:
- Librarian
- Lawyer
- Truck Driver
- Mechanic
- Astronaut
- Paramedic
- Architect
- Florist
- 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 2 | Interest Level 4-12
30 Jobs Include:
- Race Car Driver
- Coach
- Farmer
- Scientist
- Dog Groomer
- Banker
- Clown
- Teacher
- 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!
The card game of facts! This fun game will increase knowledge of general information in the categories of: Math, Language, Science, Spelling, History, Geography, & General Knowledge.
The task cards may be adapted to other games or activities depending upon the particular needs of your students. Four different ways to play with the task cards is included.
Contents Include:
- 432 Task Cards (with three to four questions per card)
- Gameboard
- Suggestions for Game Play
- Printing Instructions
Four ways to play allow you to use the task cards with your whole class, in small groups, or as center activities. The games are easy to set up and implement and do not require additional materials.
Putting things in order! This lesson unit features 24 straight-edge jigsaw puzzles – each accompanied by sentence writing and picture coloring activities. The exercises are designed to improve visual perception, writing, vocabulary, fine motor, and sequencing skills. After cutting out the puzzle pieces, students paste them together in sequential order. Once completed, students are challenged to use the related vocabulary words in a sentence. This is a great book for visual learners!
Putting things in order! This lesson unit features 24, dinosaur-themed, jigsaw puzzle exercises. A short information-packed description of each extinct creature starts things off. Students then cut out the pieces of the accompanying puzzles and paste them together in sequential order. Finally, children are challenged to answer questions about each dinosaur using the information they read. Designed to improve visual perception, writing, vocabulary, fine motor, and sequencing skills, two dozen dinosaurs are spotlighted – from “anchicerotops” to “triceratops.” Fun is sure to be had by all.
This is the first of a three-volume series that may be used in sequence to help provide continuity in building a foundation for reading proficiency, or it may be used for reinforcement.
Contents Include:
- 5 Storybooks (1 for each: Long A, Long E, Long I, Long O, Long U)
- 5 Word Lists (1 for each Vowel Family)
- 27 Additional Long Vowel Stories
- Chicken Little & The Wise Owl story
- Directions for Use
Five make-and-take-home storybooks - each long-vowel centered - are included in this volume. While each cover is illustrated, inside pages have been left blank for children to create their own imagery.
These animal-inspired stories turn monosyllabic, rhyming families into appealing, fun-to-read tales. (The prerequisite is that students know the consonant sounds, the blends, and the consonant digraphs - ch, sh, wh, th.)
Word lists for each long-vowel family are listed and can be used for spelling lists, extended study, or flash cards. Finally, several pages of additional long-vowel stories can be used for additional reading, writing, and illustrating.
This is the first of a three-volume series that may be used in sequence to help provide continuity in building a foundation for reading proficiency, or it may be used for reinforcement.
Contents Include:
- 5 Storybooks (1 for each: Short A, Short E, Short I, Short O, Short U)
- 5 Word Lists (1 for each Vowel Family)
- 37 Additional Short Vowel Stories
- Chicken Little & The Wise Owl story
- Directions for Use
Five make-and-take-home storybooks - each short-vowel centered - are included in this volume. While each storybook cover is illustrated, inside pages have been left blank for children to create their own imagery.
These animal-inspired stories turn monosyllabic, rhyming families into appealing, fun-to-read tales. (The prerequisite is that students know the consonant sounds, the blends, and the consonant digraphs - ch, sh, wh, th.)
Word lists for each short-vowel family are listed and can be used for spelling lists, extended study, or flash cards. Finally, several pages of additional short-vowel stories can be used for additional reading, writing, and illustrating.
Rhyming made real. This illustrated workbook is packed with fun and creative activities designed to help students adequately learn, clearly identify, and creatively write rhyming words. Each of the 24 exercises included is unique. - The Rhyming Crosswords provide clues: "It rhymes with hose. It is in the middle of your face." - Color Rhymes give children an artistic way to identify rhyming pairs whether those word pairs are perched on balloons or stuffed into the cherries of a piece of pie. - Picture Rhymes encourage students to match rhyming words with images. Below the picture of a Goat, for example, students are to place the words Float, Note, and Boat. This book is a truly inviting way to further a child's rhyming skills.
This is the third of a three-volume series that may be used in sequence to help provide continuity in building a foundation for reading proficiency, or it may be used for reinforcement.
Contents Include:
- 5 Storybooks
- 5 Word Lists (1 for each Vowel Family)
- 60 Additional Special Vowel Stories
- Chicken Little & The Wise Owl story
- Directions for Use
Special Vowels Covered Include: ar, er, ir, ur, or, wor, au, aw, ou, ow, oo, oi, oy
Five make-and-take-home storybooks - each special-vowel centered - are included in this volume. While each cover is illustrated, inside pages have been left blank for children to create their own imagery.
These animal-inspired stories turn monosyllabic, rhyming families into appealing, fun-to-read tales. (The prerequisite is that students know the consonant sounds, the blends, and the consonant digraphs - ch, sh, wh, th.)
Word lists for each special-vowel family are listed and can be used for spelling lists, extended study, or flash cards. Finally, several pages of additional special-vowel stories can be used for additional reading, writing, and illustrating.
Build phonemic awareness and provide a foundation for reading proficiency with these delightful, vowel-centered, make-and-take-home stories. Designed for students who are ready to read words in story format.
Contents Include:
- 15 Storybooks
- 15 Word Lists (1 for each Vowel Family)
- 124 Additional Vowel Stories
- Chicken Little & The Wise Owl story
- Directions for Use
Vowels Covered Include: long & short: a, e, i, o, u; ar, er, ir, ur, or, wor, au, aw, ou, ow, oo, oi, oy
These animal-inspired stories turn monosyllabic, rhyming families into appealing, fun-to-read tales. (The prerequisite is that students know the consonant sounds, the blends, and the consonant digraphs - ch, sh, wh, th.)
All of the materials in this bundle are sold separately on TpT. Follow the links below to read detailed descriptions for each title.
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 5.0-5.9.