Expand students' reading skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts and companion comprehension questions that meet core standards.

Expand students' reading skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts and companion comprehension questions that meet core standards.

Reproducible passages, grouped by reading strategies, come with test-formatted questions

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts includes comprehension questions--from multiple choice to essays.

Literacy specialists Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward demonstrate how to "table the labels" and use detailed formative assessments to craft targeted, personalized instruction that enable striving readers to do what they need above all - to find books they love and engage in voluminous reading.

"Every classroom has readers who struggle with texts. Whatever their challenges, it is our job as teachers to help them negotiate the texts of their world." Linda Hoyt Classroom-ready solutions to support K-6 striving readers at your fingertips In elementary classrooms across America, there are increasing numbers of students with specialized learning needs-striving readers who need additional support to reach their academic potential. Linda Hoyt and colleagues support these learners with strategic interventions and tools in this easy-to-use handbook for whole class, small group, and one-to-one instruction. Dip into the three parts-Nonfiction, Fiction, and Assessment-where commonly-asked questions from teachers like you frame a menu of solutions covering a variety of instructional possibilities. Following each question you'll find: Side-by-Side Observations-portraits of striving readers and the tools and solutions that will benefit their development Solutions-a wealth of instructional tools and scaffolds to support K-6 readers Formative assessment tools-reading records, observation checklists, story maps, and more-also available in a customizable format on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Offers twenty-four reproducible passages from "high interest" non-fiction sources, and provides a prereading question to assist students to focus on what they read, along with a standarized practice test for grades six through eight