Build critical reading skills with this 6-book set of nonfiction readers developed by
Timothy Rasinski-one of the leading experts in reading research. These
full-color, high-interest texts focus on a wide variety of content-related topics, and engage students while enriching content-area instruction. The
purposefully leveled texts offer instructional opportunities to guide 7th grade students to increased fluency and comprehension of nonfiction texts. Students will find themselves immersed in intriguing subject area content including biography, history, science, social studies, and language arts. Each book contains captivating images, interesting
sidebars, a reader's guide, an index, and a glossary. The
Try It! activities encourage students to develop their higher order thinking skills, and
Stop! Think! sidebars require students to answer text-dependent questions. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, these informational texts connect with McREL and WIDA/TESOL standards and prepare middle school students for
college and career readiness and STEM careers. Nonfiction reader titles included in this set:
- No Way! Jolting Jumps
- FX! Costumes and Makeup
- You Are There! London 1666
- Stepping Into Louisa May Alcott's World
- STEM Careers: Enhancing Engineering
- 18th Century Superstar: Mozart
