Focus on Reading Strategies

Level H | Grade 8 (5-pack)

set of 5 Student Books

Product Code 22352 ( MR #061727 )

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Focus on Reading Strategies

Level H | Grade 8
$14.95

Focus on Reading Strategies <show description>

Direct Instruction of active reading strategies through text-dependent questions and tasks

previewing
self-questioning
making connections
visualizing
knowing how words work
monitoring
summarizing
evaluating

Practice of reading comprehension skills

inferring
plot
symbolism
theme
cause and effect
and more!

Students practice and master fiction and informational literacy skills

Development of vocabulary strategies

Students apply useful vocabulary strategies as they read.

recognizing antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, idioms, root words, and affixes
identifying multiple-meaning words
using a thesaurus

High-interest fiction and informational selections span a wide range of genres and topics

short stories
expository articles
novel excerpts
poems
folk tales
Web sites
editorials
and more!

A variety of before-, during-, and after-reading activities address multiple learning styles

Review for mastery

A writing prompt at the end of each lesson allows students to demonstrate their comprehension skills. Two review lessons monitor students' progress and allow students to practice new skills and strategies.

Listening comprehension

A listening lesson after each review helps students become active and attentive listeners by making and confirming predictions about a selection read to them.

Writing activities and review lessons assess progress

Each lesson has six consistent sections that guide learning. Students use essential reading strategies as they complete a variety of multimodal activities.