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Title Author
Call Number
Resource Type: Kits
Reading Milestones, Level 2 [kit] (Reading
Milestones) 3rd
Blue White Laminated Box,
Pro-ed Inc. / Quigley, Stephen P. 713 .320 PRO
Contains 1 teacher's guide, 10 workbooks, 10 readers, Blue Spelling Books 1 and 2, Level 1-6 Placement test
Administrative Guide, and 10 student placement test booklets.
Reading Milestones : Level 2 Package (Blue)
Third Edition
Reading Milestones is the most popular reading program of its kind. This successful alternative,
language-controlled program is designed to take readers to approximately a fifth-grade reading level. It is
especially effective for students with hearing impairments and language delays and is also widely used with
others who have special language and reading needs, including individuals with learning disabilities and students
learning English as a second language (ESL).
The Third Edition A third edition of Reading Milestones is currently underway. Levels 1-3 have been completed
and Levels 4-6 are in press. Revisions made in the third edition were based on recent research, new practices in
reading, and feedback from users of the series. Significant changes were made to teacher's guides, and a new
spelling component was added to the program. An update kit is available for those currently using Levels 1-3.
Methodology Many students with hearing impairments and other special language needs experience a significant
gap between their language base and the materials they are given to read. Reading Milestones was designed and
constructed to minimize this gap by beginning with the simplest possible language to ensure initial success in
reading and by increasing language acquisition (vocabulary, syntax, figurative language). Students work in very
small steps, accompanied by constant reinforcement, to ensure continuing success.
Vocabulary, language structures, and comprehension skills are introduced in small and constantly reinforced
increments. The vocabulary was drawn from several high frequency word lists (including the Dolch Basic Sight
Word List). All the essential comprehension skills-literal, inferential, evaluative, and critical reading skills-are
introduced and practiced in workbook activities. Chunking (the separation of phrases by several spaces) is
specifically used in the first three levels to aid in processing units larger than single words. Reading Milestones
begins at the most basic language level. The program introduces vocabulary, syntax, and idiomatic language in
very small steps and reinforces this learning before introducing new materials.
The instructional design used in Reading Milestones provides educators-especially beginning teachers-with
sufficient information to make the reading series a self-contained program. Detailed, step-by-step instructions for
teaching each story are provided in an easy-to-use format.
Components
Readers
* Ten readers per level
* Six stories per reader
* Vocabulary and syntax gradually increase in complexity
* Glossaries in every reader
* Lists of new words and syntax
* Pictures used as visual cues for words
* Story themes vary from factual to fiction
* Multicultural groups represented
* Urban and rural settings used in the stories
Workbooks
* One workbook per reader
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