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The Focused Reading Booster Pack is the perfect companion to Focused Reading Intervention! Extend your independent reading practice with high-interest books and student-friendly activities. The flexible instructional format can be used with independent centers, small groups, and whole-class instruction. The multi-modal activities accommodate different learning styles and provide hours of reading and responding practice per book, and the titles have been specifically selected to capture a wide range of student interests across the content areas. Give your reading intervention program a "boost" with this essential booster pack.
Motivate students to engage in the world of reading! Fiction and nonfiction books include a variety of high-interest topics from across the content areas. The titles were carefully chosen to provide an appropriate challenge at each reading level, and represent a wide range of student interests. Beautiful graphics and high-quality writing will captivate students as they read, reread, and respond to the texts.
Remember Who You AreLevel: 4.5-6.0 $7.99 Grade: 5-6 Item Number: 10019 Act out the story of a girl who has to write an autobiography! Teachers can get all students involved by assigning leveled roles to specifically accommodate all reading levels. All students can improve fluency and feel successful with this script! |
Still Marching Strong: Women in Modern AmericaLevel: 5.7 $10.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 12509 Meet some of the women from the 20th century who continue the legacy of breaking down barriers surrounding women's freedom! |
Langston Hughes: Harlem Renaissance WriterLevel: 4.7 $10.99 Grade: 4-8 Item Number: 12520 Langston Hughes is often thought of as one of the greatest and most influential African American authors. This inspiring biography will have readers enthralled by the life of Hughes as they learn how he became known as the voice of the Harlem Renaissance. |
Young Adult Literature: Magical WorldsLevel: 6.8 $11.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 25597 Take a look at some of the fantastical elements found in the magical realms of YA Fiction with Young Adult Literature: Magical Worlds. Students will be whisked away to wondrous worlds and learn more about themes and conventions used in fantasy fiction. |
You Are There! Ancient Greece 432 BCLevel: 6.4 $10.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 25600 Discover how life was like in an ancient City-State with You Are There! Ancient Greece 432 BC. Take a tour of the Parthenon and other important aspects of Greek culture, including architecture, art, politics, mythology, and more! |
The Science of SuperpowersLevel: 6.4 $12.99 Grade: 5-8 Item Number: 25608 Excite your students with The Science of Superpowers! This action-packed nonfiction reader explores super villains and heroes, mighty mutants, and real-life superpower qualities and capabilities found in nature! |
Remember Who You Are |
Still Marching Strong: Women in Modern America |
Langston Hughes: Harlem Renaissance Writer |
Young Adult Literature: Magical Worlds |
You Are There! Ancient Greece 432 BC |
The Science of Superpowers |
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Level: 4.5-6.0 $7.99 |
Level: 5.7 $10.99 |
Level: 4.7 $10.99 |
Level: 6.8 $11.99 |
Level: 6.4 $10.99 |
Level: 6.4 $12.99 |
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Item Number: 10019 |
Item Number: 12509 |
Item Number: 12520 |
Item Number: 25597 |
Item Number: 25600 |
Item Number: 25608 |
Each Booster Card includes 7 engaging activities that require students to apply different strategies and use different modalities in their reading practice. Each Booster Card also includes a Reading Response Checklist that prompts students to do their best work. Each card contains 100 minutes of activities for a total of 600 minutes. Teachers may assign specific activities to meet the instructional objective, or allow students to choose activities.
Overview Cards for teachers include a book summary, objectives, guided reading level, lexile level, academic vocabulary, and cross-content connections.
This useful resource facilitates successful implementation of the program. It includes an overview of research, standards correlations, instructional best practices, and grouping and scheduling options. It provides differentiation suggestions to help English language learners and below- and above-level students access the content and communicate their comprehension.
PDFs of the books, Overview Cards, Booster Cards, student response pages, student response checklists, and graphic organizers are included on the USB device. Additionally, professional audio recordings of each book are also provided.
