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Reading cards to boost phonics, fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 4-5 matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life.  Short Reads Decodables provides children with texts matchedto their reading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read,discuss and respond in writing about topics, helping themto develop wider comprehension skills using close reading. Each box contains 40 decodable fiction and non-fiction cards(six copies of each) matched to one of the most commonly used validatedSSPs in primary schools, and an accompanying teacher's guide. Follows phases 2-4 of one of the most commonly used validatedSSPs in primary schoolsMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions and independent reading  The Teacher's Guide includes detailed notes for each reading card.This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card,before reading notes to check the children's phonic understandingand tricky words;first and second reading activities to develop close readingand fluency;after reading activities including questions and prompts;suggestions for discussion and dictation and writing activities.All of which help develop close reading skills.  Scholastic considers these cards suitable for children learningusing the Wandle Learning Trust's Little Wandle Letters and SoundsRevised phonics programme. Scholastic is not part of Wandle LearningTrust, nor are our products approved for use with the LittleWandle Letters & Sounds Revised phonics programme by the WandleLearning Trust.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Reading cards to boost phonics, fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 5-6 matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life.  Short Reads Decodables provides children with texts matchedto their reading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read,discuss and respond in writing about topics, helping themto develop wider comprehension skills using close reading. This box contains 40 decodable fiction and non-fiction cards (sixcopies of each) matched to one of the most commonly used validatedSSPs in primary schools, and an accompanying teacher's guide. Follows phases 2-4 of one of the most commonly used validatedSSPs in primary schoolsMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions and independent reading  The Teacher's Guide includes detailed notes for each reading card.This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card,before reading notes to check the children's phonic understandingand tricky words;first and second reading activities to develop close readingand fluency;after reading activities including questions and prompts;suggestions for discussion and dictation and writing activities.All of which help develop close reading skills.  Scholastic considers these cards suitable for children learningusing the Wandle Learning Trust's Little Wandle Letters and SoundsRevised phonics programme. Scholastic is not part of Wandle LearningTrust, nor are our products approved for use with the LittleWandle Letters & Sounds Revised phonics programme by the WandleLearning Trust.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Reading cards to boost fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 5+ matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life. Short Reads provides children with texts matched to theirreading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read, discussand respond in writing about topics, helping them to developwider comprehension skills using close reading. This box contains a teacher's guide and 40 non-fiction cards (sixcopies of each) covering: Reading Levels 1 to 8 | Lexile levelsBR - 200L | Colour Bands: Pink/Magenta, Red & Yellow. Challenging high-interest topics for children to explore andexplainMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions  The Teacher's Guide covers 40 group reading sessions includingdiscussion topics and independent writing tasks. This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card;focus questions to help prepare the children for the first reading;detailed questions about the text features;content to help the teacher guide pupils back to the text forthe second reading;discussion questions that encourage re-reading, summarising andsynthesising;writing tasks that require re-reading and higher order thinkingskills. All of which help develop close reading skills.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Reading cards to boost fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 6+ matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life. Short Reads provides children with texts matched to theirreading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read, discussand respond in writing about topics, helping them to developwider comprehension skills using close reading. This box contains a teacher's guide and 40 non-fiction cards (sixcopies of each) covering: Reading Levels 9 to 18 | Lexile levels210L - 400L | Colour Bands: Blue, Green, Orange & Turquoise. Challenging high-interest topics for children to explore andexplainMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions  The Teacher's Guide covers 40 group reading sessions includingdiscussion topics and independent writing tasks. This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card;focus questions to help prepare the children for the first reading;detailed questions about the text features;content to help the teacher guide pupils back to the text forthe second reading;discussion questions that encourage re-reading, summarising andsynthesising;writing tasks that require re-reading and higher order thinkingskills. All of which help develop close reading skills.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Reading cards to boost fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 7+ matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life. Short Reads provides children with texts matched to theirreading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read, discussand respond in writing about topics, helping them to developwider comprehension skills using close reading. This box contains a teacher's guide and 40 non-fiction cards (sixcopies of each) covering: Reading Levels 19 to 24 | Lexile levels410L - 600L | Colour Bands: Purple, Gold & Silver/White. Challenging high-interest topics for children to explore andexplainMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions  The Teacher's Guide covers 40 group reading sessions includingdiscussion topics and independent writing tasks. This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card;focus questions to help prepare the children for the first reading;detailed questions about the text features;content to help the teacher guide pupils back to the text forthe second reading;discussion questions that encourage re-reading, summarising andsynthesising;writing tasks that require re-reading and higher order thinkingskills. All of which help develop close reading skills.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.

Reading cards to boost fluency and comprehensionHelp your children to build their fluency and comprehension skillswhile accessing short texts suitable for Ages 8+ matched totheir reading ability. Using these cards and accompanying teacher'sguide, you can help children begin to develop the essential skillsto become a reader for life. Short Reads provides children with texts matched to theirreading ability to dive deeper into. They read, re-read, discussand respond in writing about topics, helping them to developwider comprehension skills using close reading. This box contains a teacher's guide and 40 non-fiction cards (sixcopies of each) covering: Reading Levels 25 to 28 | Lexile levels610L - 800L | Colour Bands: Emerald/Lime & Ruby. Challenging high-interest topics for children to explore andexplainMotivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interesttopicsDevelop comprehension skills with close reading Build writing skills with 'Write about Reading' tasksIdeal for group reading sessions  The Teacher's Guide covers 40 group reading sessions includingdiscussion topics and independent writing tasks. This includes: a teacher's reference panel about the card;focus questions to help prepare the children for the first reading;detailed questions about the text features;content to help the teacher guide pupils back to the text forthe second reading;discussion questions that encourage re-reading, summarising andsynthesising;writing tasks that require re-reading and higher order thinkingskills. All of which help develop close reading skills.  What is close reading?Close Reading (sometimes called Repeated Reading) describes thecareful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text. Researchlinks the close reading of text to significant gains in reading.The careful study of a short text passage helps build a deep,critical understanding of the text. Children learn to comprehendtext, analyse, synthesise and critically examine information.  SERIES INFORMATIONShort Reads are deliberately short to focus children onpurposeful reading, re-reading and responding. Children learn aboutthe topic through rich vocabulary development and deep comprehension.Each box contains six copies of 40 different reading cardsand a teacher's guide.Non-fiction text types covered:Description; Explanation; Procedure; Report; Discussion. Fictiongenres covered: Humour; Poetry; Fantasy; Mystery; Greek Myths.