Provides graphic organizers to help students get the most out of independent reading.

Help students become active learners, use higher-level thinking, and read with a purpose by using these reproducible six-page booklets. Each visually appealing booklet contains several graphic organizers that will enable students to focus on key points,

"This innovative book shows teachers how to add value, authenticity, and accountability to independent reading programs and keep the focus on student reading. From a reproducible blank template to numerous student samples of the "Reading 8-Box", the book illustrates how students can use a single page to strengthen and monitor their comprehension, language, and thinking skills. It offers a range of graphic organizers and open-response opportunities that help deepen student thinking and response. This non-intrusive way for teachers to monitor, assess, and support students focuses on students actively engaging in their reading. This remarkable book is committed to helping teachers better understand the needs of their students so that independent reading time is purposeful and directly connected to classroom instruction."--Publisher's website.

Organized into fiction, nonfiction, and word-study units, 32 graphic organizers build reading strategies such as predicting, identifying main ideas, making inferences, analyzing cause and effect, and drawing conclusions. Each organizer is supported by a six-page lesson comprising teacher instructions, a reproducible passage to read, a photocopy master of the organizer, a filled-out copy of the organizer along with model student responses, a writing assignment (for which the graphic organizer becomes a writing planner), and assessment and extension activity ideas. Grades 4-6. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 202 pages.

A great way to build the reading comprehension skills kids need to become better readers and successful test takers.

Provides fresh, new graphic organizers to help students read, write, and comprehend content area materials. Helps students organize and retain information.

Easy-to-follow directions and reproducibles help kids work independently!