Author(s): Scholastic, Inc. Staff

Scholastic Short Reads

Looking for affordable nonfiction texts to use in reading groups?
Need texts for reluctant readers that are worthy of deep analysis?
Looking to expand your Lexile or levelled reading resources?

Short Reads Nonfiction Boxes give students practice reading and understanding complex, informational texts encountered every day. Based on close reading (investigating a short text several times for different purposes), the Teacher’s Guide steps you through four distinct steps:
 
PREPARE AND READ: brief questioning to establish a context for reading
READ CLOSELY: questions for comprehension, vocabulary, text features and higher-order thinking skills
DISCUSS: prompts for peer discussion
WRITE: two tasks that involve explanation and opinion responses to the text.

With five levels to choose from, everyone from beginner readers to advanced readers is catered for.

Boxed set of 240 cards (40 titles x 6 copies each) teacher resource book. Reading level 25 to 28. Lexile range 610L to 800L. Colour wheel bands emerald and ruby.