
Level 1: Evidence to construct an answer is found in one place within the text. Text-dependent questions require students to cite evidence from the text and are constructed at three levels of analysis: The Lesson Supplements are designed to support teachers in meeting objectives around academic vocabulary, text-dependent questions, and a constructed response to reading based on a key question. These plans are in addition to the regular guided reading lessons that accompany each book. The most popular books at each level have a supplemental lesson. One worksheet is often a graphic organizer designed to engage students in the reading process. Up to four worksheets on comprehension and other literacy skills support each lesson. Extension activities link to writing and other curriculum areas, such as math, science, and social studies. Questions promote after-reading discussions and quick skill lessons build language arts skills, including phonological awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, word structure and meaning, and grammar and mechanics. Reading Strategies and Comprehension Skills support students while they read. Strategies help teachers introduce the book and build background. Each leveled book is accompanied by a multiple-page lesson. Book connection activities provide cross-curricular opportunities in writing, math, science, or social studies. Extension activities build phonological awareness, phonics, and grammar and mechanics skills. Text-dependent questions require students to cite evidence from one or more sections of the text to formulate responses. Reading strategies and comprehension skills help support students before, during, and after they read. A concise three-page lesson provides guidance for the teacher. A Focus Question drives instruction and allows for a deeper understanding of the text, while yielding high-order thinking. Leveled Book Lessons combine the content of the Guided Reading Lesson and the Lesson Supplement. The Wordless Book Lesson provides suggested skills and strategies. Wordless books allow students to use imagination to tell their own story with a book's illustrations or support retelling of the original text at Levels aa-J.
Pocketbooks fit in a pocket-the perfect size for students to take home for additional reading practice or to make notes or reinforce grammar skills. However, it is critical to introduce comprehension skills, phonics, and word attack strategies to all students. One option for using multilevel books is to group students according to skill level. Multilevel Books allow students who read at different levels to enjoy the same book.
Projectable Book Tips show educators various ways to meet literacy goals for fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and more. ALL books are available in this format for digital projectors and interactive whiteboards. Projectable Books integrate technology and reading curriculum. Printable Books for use in class or to send home for practice can be printed in color, black and white, and as single-sided or double-sided. Reading A-Z leveled books come in an array of options to meet independent, small-group, and whole-class objectives.