Science Readers

Content and Literacy in Science

Product Code SERIES ( MR #066918 )

Improve nonfiction reading comprehension while learning key scientific concepts.

This series helps students simultaneously build literacy skills and science content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately leveled informational text featuring hands-on simple science experiments. Each kit provides multiple texts around common strands: life science, physical science, earth and space science, and scientific practices.

Overview

Developed to meet the needs of students and teachers and further comprehension, these standards-based lessons come with accompanying activities and assessments.

Improve literacy and scientific knowledge with colorful science readers (16 books, six copies each) in print and digital formats.
Minimize prep time by utilizing science lesson plans, assessments, and strategies included in the Teacher's Guide.
Extend learning with digital resources, including PDFs of books, audio recordings of each book, and student activity sheets.
Create an engaging, interactive learning experience with Interactiv-eBooks.

In the Classroom

High-interest text that addresses STEM themes.
Lessons incorporating the 5E model of instruction.
Engaging lab activities.
Differentiation strategies and tools

Each Kit includes:

Books - 16 titles, 6 copies each, 24-32 pages per book in print and digital formats
Teacher's Guide with easy-to-implement lessons
Interactiv-eBooks
Audio Recordings of each book

Books - 16 titles, 6 copies each, 24-32 pages per book

Provide students with access to high-quality informational text partnered with scientific investigations. The books cover the three strands of science: life, physical, and earth and space. One book in each kit is devoted completely to scientific practices.

Teacher's Guide

Easy-to-implement lessons and activities foster students' curiosity about the world around them. To further meet the needs of students and teachers, the lessons and activities support STEM instruction and are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.

Features reading activities that are organized in a three-part framework: Before-Reading, During-Reading, and After-Reading
Focuses on specific reading comprehension strategies
Includes writing activities that encourage students to use what they have learned and apply it through writing
Incorporates vocabulary development

Audio Recordings

Professional audio recordings of books are included to model fluent reading.

Interactiv-eBooks

Develop 21st-century skills with Interactiv-eBooks. Tips and best practices help guide teachers on how to effectively incorporate Interactiv-eBooks into the curriculum to optimize learning. Interactive tools and activities allow students to interact with the text to extend the reading experience.