Fiction Ages 8+

Boost literacy and develop close-reading skills with finely levelledshort texts suitable for ages 6 to 11+. Each Teacher's book includesa comprehensive introduction along with Lexile levelled photocopiabletexts with accompanying questions that use close readingcomprehension strategies.Close reading involves careful study of a short text passage to builda deep, critical understanding of the text. By developing children'scomprehension and higher-order thinking skills, you canhelp them make sense of the world.The Comprehension areas focused on include for the fiction titles:Character, Point of View, Setting/Mood, Key Events and Details,Sequence of events, Conflict & resolution, Context clues, Compare& contrast, Making inferences and Summarising.And for the non-fiction titles comprehension areas include: Mainidea & details, Sequence of events, Fact & opinion, Compare & contrast,Cause and effect, Context clues, Problem & solution and summarising.