Skill-Based Reading Anthologies

Reading Level 2–7
Grades 5–12

Practice of critical reading and thinking skills for below-grade-level readers

These content-area workboks with high-interest, accessible selections offer reinforcement and practice of essential reading skills. The reading levels range in difficulty so you can match lessons to your students' instructional reading levels.

Features

  • Both narrative and informational reading skills are taught
  • Skill activities following every section and unit reinforce the same set of essential reading skills and strategies
    —identifying main idea and supporting detail
    —making generalizations
    —determining cause and effect
    —drawing conclusions
    —recognizing inferences
    —using context clues
  • Many titles blend with the social studies and literature curricula so reading practice is relevant and meaningful.
  • All of the high-interest selections and over 70% of the history selections are nonfiction and teach informational reading skills.

Preparation for state and national tests

  • The open-ended and multiple choice questions match the format of state and standardized tests.
  • Graphic organizers and writing prompts ask students to compare and draw conclusions from several selections.
  • National and state language arts standards are reflected in the skill activities at the end of each selection and unit.
  • End-of-unit test items match the format of most state and standardized tests.

Teacher Guides

  • guided reading lesson plan for each selection
    —frontloads vocabulary
    —offers critical thinking questions with strategies identified
    —provides literacy focus with related literary skill
  • overview of reading strategies
  • answers for all student activities


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Classic Stories from World Literature - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79270        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   These retold stories from world literature feature a jewel that wasn't so precious, a winning bet behind bars, and two enemies who... more...
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Extreme Sports - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79433        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   Students will learn about BASE jumping, street luge, skydiving, bungee jumping, wakeboarding, and much more in this collection of... more...
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Extreme Sports-Skill Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77851        Price: $17.95     

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Famous Crimes and Trials - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79055        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   Crime and trials permeate our society. This engaging anthology features retellings of classic stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and... more...
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Famous Crimes and Trials - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77846        Price: $17.95     

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Giants in the Sports Arena - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79417        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   Students will read about athletes that will awe and inspire them, including Jackie Robinson, Nadia Comaneci, Florence Griffith... more...
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Giants in the Sports Arena - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77861        Price: $17.95     

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Modern Disasters - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79430        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   Students revisit modern disasters, including the sinking of the Titanic, the crash of the Hindenburg, the Exxon Valdez oil spill,... more...
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Modern Disasters-Skill Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77852        Price: $17.95     

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Natural Disasters - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79424        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   Devastating fires, destructive floods, and dust. Students will explore these and other phenomena in this collection of historical... more...
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Natural Disasters - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77850        Price: $17.95     

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The Second World War - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79087        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   From Pearl Harbor to the Manhattan Project, the history of World War II is still fresh in its fascination, patriotism, and horror.
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The Second World War - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77858        Price: $17.95     

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Settling the West - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Student Book

79081        Price: $12.95      Volume Price (10 or more): $9.95

Program Information   The history of the West is sometimes unbelievable but always entertaining. This collection features tales of the Pony Express, gold... more...
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Settling the West - Skill-Based Reading Anthologies - Teacher Guide

77859        Price: $17.95     

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