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High-Interest Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies 125+ Reproducible Activities Perfect for Remedial or On-Level Instruction Grades 3-12+, ELL • Reading Level 3-8 Every book in the Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies Series contains 125+ reproducible pages (more than 125 activities) that combine solid reading comprehension skills reinforcement and enrichment with reading comprehension strategy instruction. Based on current education standards, the series features ready-to-use resource pages filled with instructional tips and extended activity ideas plus a Scope and Sequence skills chart to track student progress. Perfect for classroom use or homework, the reproducible activity pages help students master the basic skills and strategies necessary to succeed. Each reproducible book is 144-pages. HIGHLIGHTS • Each reproducible teacher resource book has 125 plus+ self-contained lessons • Variety of reading activities to enrich the reading experience - reading for pleasure, reading to perform a task, reading to gather information (factual and fictional selections) • Reinforces critical reading comprehension strategies that encourage students to use prior knowledge, experiences, careful thought, and evaluation to help them decide how to practically apply what they know to all reading situations • Skills and concepts include analyzing word structure, analyzing vocabulary using context clues, following directions, interpreting figures of speech, categorizing information, predicting content, etc... ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Content can be used for students on level, between levels or for remedial instruction • Provides students with progressively challenging activities, which encourage students to think and evaluate • Clear directions and consistent formatting build confidence and the expectation of success • Much of the content is written with a sense of humor to make the activities more inviting BEST SELLING SERIES LEVEL 3 Sample Activities Include: • Analyzing Vocabulary • Analyzing Word Structure • Comparing and Contrasting Details • Following Directions • Identifying Nouns in Text • Identifying Supporting Details • Interpreting a Venn Diagram • Interpreting Labels • Reading the Table of Contents • Recognizing the 5 W’s MR #030091 Reading Comprehension Level 3 $22.95 LEVEL 4 Sample Activities Include: • Analyzing Prefixes • Analyzing Root Words • Classifying Items • Comparing and Contrasting • Following Directions • Interpreting Facts and Details • Recognizing Signal Words • Scanning Text to Predict Content • Sequencing Story Events • Using a Dictionary MR #030092 Reading Comprehension Level 4 $22.95 LEVEL 5 Sample Activities Include: • Analyzing Characters • Critical Thinking • Identifying Setting • Identifying Author’s View/Purpose • Identifying Tone/Mood • Making Inferences • Mapping Story Events • Planning a Plot • Practicing Good Writing • Retelling a Story MR #030093 Reading Comprehension Level 5 $22.95 SAVE! Skills for Scholars Reading Grades K–4 Providing young learners with a strong foundation of reading skills is essential for school success. Skills for Scholars Reading helps prepare for the reading concepts needed for school years ahead. And because the book features bright, colorful activities, children are sure to have fun! Reproducible. 80 pp. MR #043793 Kindergarten $6.95 MR #043794 Grade 1 $6.95 MR #043795 Grade 2 $6.95 MR #043796 Grade 3 $6.95 MR #043797 Grade 4 $6.95 MR #030097 COMPLETE SET (6 books) $129.95 130 SHOEMAKER STREET KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2E 3G4 Guided Independent Reading The Right Questions at the Right Time Grades 3-5 This 3-book set provides an opportunity for students to think about vocabulary, visualize content, examine characters, and make predictions as they read selections independently. Focus is on skills needed to get meaning from reading. The per fect way to pro mote active, in de pen dent learning! Over 75 pages. MR #036357 COMPLETE SET (3 books) $26.95 READING & COMPREHENSION BEST SELLING SERIES LEVEL 6 Sample Activities Include: • Analyzing Data • Categorizing Information • Comparing and Contrasting • Determining Cause/Effect • Identifying Setting • Identifying Supporting Details • Interpreting a Logic Matrix • Interpreting Problem/Solution • Recognizing Figures of Speech • Understanding Character’s View MR #030094 Reading Comprehension Level 6 $22.95 LEVEL 7 Sample Activities Include: • Analyzing Characters • Context Clues • Critical Reading • Details • Identifying Tone/Mood • Recalling Factual Details • Reference Skills • Study Skills • Taking Tests • Words with Several Meanings MR #030095 Reading Comprehension Level 7 $22.95 LEVEL 8 Sample Activities Include: • Dialogue • Fact and Opinion • Metaphor • Prose Style • Setting • Simile • Summarizing • Synonyms and Meaning • Taking Tests • Using a Table Graph MR #030096 Reading Comprehension Level 8 $22.95 SAVE! www.mindresources.ca Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher 101 Ways to Incorporate Reading into Your Classroom Grades K–5 Each book is a collection of grade-appropriate skill-building activities designed to help every teacher incorporate reading across the curriculum. Includes explanations, activities, and suggestions for teaching reading within all content areas. Based on national standards, No Child Left Behind, and founded on the latest research. Will help turn students into life-long readers. 128 pp. MR #035225 Grades K-1 $17.95 MR #035226 Grades 2-3 $17.95 MR #035227 Grades 4-5 $17.95 Read • Reflect • Respond Research-based Nonfiction Comprehension Skill-Boosters Grades 5-12 • Reading Level 3.5-4.0 This series is especially designed to quickly improve your students’ ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-order thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; each worktext reintroduces and builds on skills taught earlier. Equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as a primary instruction for struggling students. FEATURES • Four 64-page worktexts with answer keys • 28 dynamic lessons in every workbook (112 in all) • End-of-book tests provide easy progress assessment • Intriguing reading selections appeal to all ages HIGHLIGHTS • Confidence-building, two-page format • Challenging variety of response modes includes those found on standardized tests • Consistent review and reinforcement of fundamental comprehension skills • Continuing emphasis on vocabulary development and dictionary practice • Carefully controlled reading level • High-interest, nonfiction reading selections • Critical thinking as a key component of “reading for meaning” SKILLS COVERED • following directions • identifying main idea • recalling details • making comparisons • identifying parts and wholes • activating prior knowledge • classifying/categorizing • identifying cause and effect • drawing conclusions • summarizing • making inferences • predicting outcomes • paraphrasing • making generalizations • detecting propaganda • identifying author’s purpose • distinguishing facts and opinions • using context clues to unlock word meaning MR #042010 Worktext A $17.95 MR #042011 Answer Key for Worktext A $4.95 MR #042012 Worktext B $17.95 MR #042013 Answer Key for Worktext B $4.95 MR #042014 Worktext C $17.95 MR #042015 Answer Key for Worktext C $4.95 MR #042016 Worktext D $17.95 MR #042017 Answer Key for Worktext D $4.95 SAMPLE SET: 4 Worktexts (1 each of 4 titles) and 4 Answer Keys MR #042018 SAMPLE SET $89.95 CLASS SET: 40 Worktexts (10 each of 4 titles) and 4 Answer Keys MR #042019 CLASS SET $649.95 PHONE: 1-877-414-6463 FAX: (519) 895-0331 ORDER 10+ OF A WORKTEXT AND SAVE 10% (TOLL FREE) SAVE! 117
READING & COMPREHENSION Reading Comprehension 100 Reproducible Activities in Each Binder Interest Level 5-12+, ELL • Reading Level 4-8 For students who are having difficulty understanding what they read or for those who need a little more practice than the standard textbook allows, Reading Comprehension offers reinforcement in traditional reading comprehension and language arts skills. Activities include adjectives, sequencing, cause and effect, reading labels, writing a postcard, reading maps, fact or opinion, character development, root words, and more. Activities can be completed in one class period or assigned as homework. The high-utility table of contents allows educators to pick-and-choose appropriate activities. Easier activities in the first binder lead to more challenging ones in the second. Reading Comprehension 1 Sample activities include: • Use of Adjectives • Sequencing • Cause and Effect • Reading Labels • Mythology • Write a Postcard • Creative Writing • Reading Maps • And more! MR #030352 Reading Comprehension 1 $39.95 Reading Comprehension 2 Sample activities include: • Fact or Opinion • Plot Diagrams • Setting the Tone • Reading and Understanding Poetry • Character Development • Test Your Vocabulary • Greek & Latin Root Words • Write a Script • And more! MR #030353 Reading Comprehension 2 $39.95 MR #030354 COMPLETE SET (2 binders) $76.95 118 BEST SELLER BEST SELLER BEST SELLING SERIES Activities for any Literature Unit Grades 1-5 Even when students are reading different books, they can all be developing skills related to vocabulary, sequencing, characterization, plot development, and more. The generic worksheets, games, art activities, and teaching ideas are ideal for core literature as well as for individualized reading. MR #010048 Grades 1-3 (144 pages) $19.95 MR #015590 Grades 3-5 (80 pages) $13.95 Novel Assessments for Novels Grades 6 - 8 (80 pages) Encourage students’ enthusiasm for reading novels with creative assessment options. The assessments are based on the theory of multiple intelligences, allowing for various learning styles. MR #031276 $13.95 130 SHOEMAKER STREET KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2E 3G4 Reading for Information 100 Reproducible Activities in Each Binder Interest Level 5-12+, ELL • Reading Level 3-4 Most of us spend a good deal of our lives “reading for information”. Your students will, too. This new set of binders will give them the practice they need to approach written material with confidence. What is it that best builds confidence Repeated success. 50 two-page lessons in each binder (a one-page article and a one-page follow-up worksheet). There is a high-utility table of contents that can be used as a scope and sequence. No teacher preparation is required with this pick-and-choose format. The lessons may also be used for homework. Each binder includes answer keys. For students nearly every activity contains a lively illustration and easy-to-follow instructions. Reading for Information 1 Sample activities include: • Warrior bees • Female pirates • Ancient inventions • Life in the olden days • Annie Oakley • International proverbs • The Pony Express • Cures for hiccups • Rules of thumb • Living fossils MR #030361 Reading for Information 1 $39.95 Reading for Information 2 Sample activities include: • The difficulties of learning English • Geysers • Prairie dogs • Stevie Wonder • The bad old days of basketball • Ancient forms of money • The Little Rascals BEST SELLER BEST SELLER • The history of gymnastics • The last passenger pigeon MR #030362 Reading for Information 2 $39.95 MR #030363 COMPLETE SET (2 binders) $76.95 www.mindresources.ca BEST SELLING SERIES Learn to Read With Classic Stories Grades K–3 Each book in this unique series is really two books in one! The first section of the book is an anthology of classic stories, retold by well-known authors and illustrators. The second section offers activities that will expand children’s knowledge of language arts and reading, assess reading and listening comprehension, and extend their understanding through creative writing activities. 8.375” x 11.875.” 320 pp. Features: • Reinforces essential reading comprehension standards set forth in Reading First initiatives • Expands writing and language arts skills • Activities and stories are color-coded for easy reference • Activities are perforated for easy removal • Comprehensive answer key • Source notes for individual stories • Additional parent activities to extend learning MR #046563 Kindergarten $18.95 MR #046564 Grade 1 $18.95 MR #046565 Grade 2 $18.95 MR #046566 Grade 3 $18.95 Total Reading Grades PreK–6 Success in reading is key to achievement in all other subject areas! This series gives students the help they need to succeed in all aspects of reading, from early concepts such as consonant and vowel sounds to more advanced skills such as grammar, reading comprehension, and responsive writing. Added features include an activity or puzzle printed on cardstock which reinforces reading skills and a complete answer key. An educational, grade-appropriate gatefold poster that focuses on an aspect of reading is included, as well as stickers to reward successful progress. 352 pages. Features: • Step-by-step instructions • Age-appropriate reading content • Reading puzzles • Gatefold poster and stickers • Proficiency test practice in reading • Answer key MR #046104 PreKindergarten $18.95 MR #046105 Kindergarten $18.95 MR #046106 Grade 1 $18.95 MR #046107 Grade 2 $18.95 MR #046108 Grade 3 $18.95 MR #046109 Grade 4 $18.95 MR #046110 Grade 5 $18.95 MR #046111 Grade 6 $18.95 Reading Grades K–6 This full-color series offers effective and enjoyable reading instruction that supports Reading First Initiatives. Based on curriculum that offers proven results, the Spectrum Reading series will engage reluctant readers and extend skills for children who are already proficient. Colorful illustrations reinforce comprehension and enliven instruction. 8.375”x 10.875” (21.3cm x 27.6cm). 150+pp. • Activities reinforce skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, word recognition, decoding, and reading comprehension • Engaging, lively passages in curriculum content areas • Proven method for developing reading proficiency • Full-color illustrations provide cues to comprehension MR #046627 Kindergarten $12.95 MR #046628 Grade 1 $12.95 MR #046629 Grade 2 $12.95 MR #046630 Grade 3 $12.95 MR #046631 Grade 4 $12.95 MR #046632 Grade 5 $12.95 MR #046633 Grade 6 $12.95 Fact & Opinion Grades 2–5 One- and two-page worksheets allow students to practice discerning between fact and opinion in written selections. A variety of writing forms including advertisements, articles, and stories are included. Pages progress in difficulty. Reproducible. 48 pp. MR #028772 Grade 2 $8.95 MR #028773 Grade 3 $8.95 MR #028774 Grade 4 $8.95 MR #028775 Grade 5 $8.95 PHONE: 1-877-414-6463 FAX: (519) 895-0331 REVISED AND UPDATED (TOLL FREE)
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