Carefully chosen vocabulary, natural-sounding dialog, and manageable chapter lengths ensure reading success. Sophisticated covers, trim size, and design make books appealing to middle school readers. A wide variety of fictional genres offers choices for all students. Relevant topics and themes are perfect for ESL students. Historical and biographical novels enhance the social studies curriculum.
Multicultural characters make stories relevant.
Sure to provide reading success for challenged readers. Hardcover books have reinforced library bindings to last through many readings. Corresponding Portals to Reading Teacher Resources offer reproducible skills sheets to help students develop word attack skills comprehension skills study skills creative skills spelling and vocabulary Approximately 30 activities per Teacher Resource. Student Notebooks feature approximately 15 challenging activities that suggest assessment opportunities while improving critical-thinking skills, independent learning, and more.