Guided Reading Level M–Z
Grade Level 3–8

24-48 pages

State Standards

Research Notes

Reviews and Testimonials

Reading Level Chart

Price List

Reading Essentials® Discovering & Exploring Science

Reading Essentials®
in Social Studies

Reading Essentials® Differentiated Science Packages

Accelerated Reader Quiz Set AQ-544

Develop content-area reading skills with
curricular-aligned science books!

Reading Essentials in Science is designed to meet the demanding needs of today’s classroom:

• Focus on Nonfiction
  Builds students’ skills in content-area comprehension, a critical component of state tests and necessary for future success in and out of the classroom
• High-Impact Visual Design
  Captures students’ interest and directs attention to critical textual elements
• Aligned with Standards
  Close correlation to National Science Education Standards, and Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy permits easy integration with existing curricula in science
• Extends Learning
  The wide range of topics allows students to extend their learning through the books themselves, related Web sites, project ideas, and parent/home activities
• Research Based
  Develops students’ reading proficiency through proven teaching strategies
  

Teaching and Assessment Resources

More than 80 pages of strategies, activities, and information to improve comprehension.

• prereading ideas, reading, writing, vocabulary, and content-area activities
  
• strategies for use with English language learners
  
• a chart correlating each title to National Science Education Standards
  
• a skills and strategies chart for each title
• an objective test for each title

Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies

Research-based strategies for teaching content-area literacy.

• before, during, and after content-area literacy strategies
• strategies for teaching content-area literacy with English language learners
• specially designed Student Post-it® Notes to promote active reading (3 pads=1 student package)
• appendix of key research underpinning the program
  

Themes

Thematic Book Sets include:

• 6 softcover copies of 5 Student Books (30)
• a Teaching and Assessment Resource
• a FREE durable storage box.

Complete Science Package

• Includes all 24 Thematic Book Sets (720 softcover Student Books)
• 24 Teaching and Assessment Resources
• 1 Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies resource
• 24 storage boxes
• 3-pack of Student Post-it® Notes

Books Sampler

• 1 softcover copy of each of the 120 titles

LIST OF THEMES

Earth/Space Science Amazing Space Down to Earth! Earth Explorations Earth Explorations II Exploring the Universe Forces of Nature The Weather Report		Physical Science Chemistry Clues Energy Works! How Things Are Made The Material World Matter and Motion Science Works!
Life Science All About Animals Communities of Life Diverse Populations Habitats Human Body Basics The Human Body Human Living Systems Life Science Investigations Living Wonders		Science in Social & Personal Perspectives Global Issues Healthy Living