Level E (Reading Level 8)
For over 30 years, Be a Better Reader has been the premier content-area reading program for students in grades 6-12. The edition features an attractive new design, time-tested skills, as well as updated content from social studies, science, math, and literature. Within each of these content areas, content-specific skills are introduced and reinforced. This proven series is the perfect solution for increasing reading skills in a challenging, comprehensive, and practical format.
Interest Level: 6-12
Reading Level: 4-10
This valuable resource includes:
- Over 30 new selections are included in the program focusing on multiculturalism, current social issues, science, health, literature, and technological breakthroughs, with updated life and school-to-work applications
- At the end of each unit, students apply their new reading strategies to essential life skills such as reading a bus schedule, a paycheck stub, a bank statement, a classified ad, and a job application
- Self-directing, flexible lessons support individual learning as well as group and whole-class instruction
- Cooperative learning tips
- Direct-recall and inferential questions build essential reading and thinking skills
- Teaching strategies
- ESL/LEP notes
- Students learn how to read maps, charts, and graphs to increase their understanding