{"product_id":"reading-stories-for-comprehension-success-isbn-9780787966867","title":"Reading Stories for Comprehension Success","description":"It s not easy for teachers to hold the attention of today's junior high students! They re easily distracted and lose interest quickly. Here s a reading curriculum designed to challenge them to think. Written by an experienced reading teacher and workshop leader, it features 45 high-interest lessons on topics like jeans (The Never-Fading Popularity of Levi's Jeans) and Buying Your First Car. You ll'find 15 story lessons and activities—each story includes a brief overview of the story s topic a word list to introduce unfamiliar words recommended books, videos, CDs, records, and cassettes related to the subject crafts, projects, role-playing, games, and other activities that tie into the story reproducible comprehension questions and extension activities such as plays, projects, and other activities to allow students to experience the subject beyond the story. This comprehension program poses literal, fact-based questions as well as interpretive questions that ask students to draw logical conclusions based on what they ve read. It s flexible enough to be used effectively with poor readers, average readers, upper level readers, and special needs students in the classroom. \u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Reading Stories for Comprehension Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtension Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiteral and Interpretive Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Can Use Reading Stories for Comprehension Success?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassroom Environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttention Deficit Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Ability Guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting the Story Lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePretest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Lesson Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson Plan Form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourse Synopsis Form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudent Data Sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 7.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder Each Title:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotes of the Week.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord-Origin Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Club.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtension Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions Sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitles:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Luck of the Chimney Sweep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dust Bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMystery of the Deep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying Your First Car.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife Is Sweet: The Story of Milton Hershey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMina del Padre, The Lost Padre Mine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePo Chieng Ma's Coded Pencils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLowe's Intrepid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Never-Fading Popularity of Levi's Jeans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Letter Home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuanah Parker: Comanche Chief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking Stones of Death Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Sand Sing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Flyer Arrives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder Each Title:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotes of the Week.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord-Origin Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Club.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtension Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions Sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitles:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Anyone Awake Out There?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFerris and His Wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Does All the Money Go?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hale House of Harlem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLewis Wickes Hine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMysterious Crash of Airship Akron: 73 Feared Dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe True Pooh.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScott Joplin: Ragtime King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetty Ford: A True First Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Return of Supersonic Flight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Guest Star.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Lives a Monster in the Loch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"D.B. Cooper-Where Are You?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 9.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnder Each Title:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotes of the Week.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview Topic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord-Origin Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Club.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtension Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStory Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions Sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitles:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOmen in the Sky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Cosmic Rocket\": Soviets Winning the Space Race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWitches and Lies: The Salem Witch Hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Glorious Tombs of China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutomaton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica Mourns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDreaming to Remember.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummer Camp Isn't What It Used to Be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ma\" Barker Gunned Down by F.B.I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Cardinal Bernardin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does \"Qwerty\" Mean?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdopt-a-Senior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1,200 Dead in Cameroon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting the Next Earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Kuralt, Journalist of the People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine Hall \u003c\/b\u003ereceived her B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso. She has worked with elementary students for many years as a first grade, ESL, and resource room teacher. Ms. Hall was an active member of the Texas State Council for the International Reading Association for over ten years and has presented various teacher inservice workshops. She has published articles in several magazines and currently tutors students at the elementary through college levels.  For classroom reading teachers and specialists, this unique resource is one of four volumes of \u003cb\u003e\"Reading Stories for Comprehension Success\"\u003c\/b\u003e packed with ready-to-use story lessons and activities for building students' reading, comprehension, and writing skills in grades 1 through 12.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume I, PRIMARY LEVEL,\u003c\/b\u003e presents 45 detailed lessons, reproducible story selections and questions, and related activities for reading grade levels 1, 2, and 3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume II, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL,\u003c\/b\u003e presents 45 detailed lessons, reproducible story selections and questions, and related activities for reading grade levels 4, 5, and 6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume III, JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL,\u003c\/b\u003e presents 45 detailed lessons, reproducible story selections and questions, and related activities for reading levels 7, 8 and 9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume IV, SENIOR HIGH LEVEL,\u003c\/b\u003e presents 45 detailed lessons, reproducible story selections and questions, and related activities for reading levels 10, 11 and 12.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story lessons and activities in all volumes are designed with modifications for the learning disabled built in. They can be used with all regular and special students in any basal or whole language reading program, and help increase students' confidence, interest, and involvement in learning while growing comprehension skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll find 15 story lessons at each grade level—each story lesson is organized into the following sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Story:\u003c\/b\u003e A brief overview introduces the story's topic, e.g., \"Fast-Food Computers\" (RL 2) or \"The Mystery of St. Elmo's Fire\" (RL 4) or \"Life Is Sweet: The Story of Milton Hershey\" (RL 7).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePreview Words:\u003c\/b\u003e A helpful word list introduces students to any unfamiliar vocabulary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBooks to Read:\u003c\/b\u003e Recommended books relate to the subject of the story lesson.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVideos\/CD's, Records \u0026amp; Cassettes:\u003c\/b\u003e These additional resources will help get students hooked into the story lesson.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntroductory Activities:\u003c\/b\u003e Role-playing, card games, crafts projects, and other activities familiarize students with the topics of the story.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Each factual story is designed to capture and hold students' interest and is accompanied by a reproducible full-page picture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eQuestions:\u003c\/b\u003e Specially designed comprehension questions require students to think out their answer and respond with complete, written sentences.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtension Activities:\u003c\/b\u003e Projects, plays, and a variety of other activities allow the student to experience the subject beyond the story.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, both Junior High and Senior High Levels feature story-related \"Quotes of the Week\" ... \"Interview Topics\" ... and \"Word Origin Study.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach grade-level volume also includes a special introduction offering detailed suggestions for using \u003cb\u003e\"Reading Stories for Comprehension Success\"\u003c\/b\u003e with students of all abilities. This covers teaching strategies, reading ability guidelines, sentence writing lessons, and directions for effective use of the pre-tests, teacher lesson plans, and student data sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, \u003cb\u003e\"Reading Stories for Comprehension Success\"\u003c\/b\u003e gives you a single developmental program you can use with \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e of the regular and special students in your classroom. It provides maximum flexibility in lesson preparation and the freedom to base each lesson on your students' needs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989918367973,"sku":"NP9780787966867","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787966867.jpg?v=1761785904","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reading-stories-for-comprehension-success-isbn-9780787966867","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}