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Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 6-8: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies

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As a teacher I'm always looking for supplemented activities, to reinforce language arts skills. This book not only has helped my students with reinforcing comprehension skills but has also given them great activities that not only follow up with what has been read but also personalizes the reading of the passages.

This book is a good way to peek interest in reading with a variety of topics. My son finds many of these short stories interesting and the questions are logical. It is a good way to work on comprehension and reading skills. I plan on using this book for the summer with my son to help with recoupment.

Using this in 5th grade and it is interesting for the kids as well as a good review for important skills needed for state testing.

I teach 6-8 far below basic students, and these help teach grade level skills at their level. I also have the blue one and that helps with my kids who are way way low. The kids don't feel like they are reading "baby books," and I don't feel like I'm teaching first grade all over again... This book is worth every penny!

I'm a Title I Basic Skills teacher and I use this book with all of my students. I teach several different grade levels and most of my students are reading way below grade level. My school/district has no prescribed curriculum for reading intervention, so I'm very glad I found this! Each section has a mini-lesson on a different reading skill, then a variety of passages at different reading levels to practice the skill. I can give my students passages that are right on their level, then I can "graduate" them to the harder ones. I also use the grades 4-5 version, Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 4-5: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies, to start off my lower readers. Each passage has comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, word study, and even a writing activity to go along with it. In addition, I use it for fluency and accuracy practice. That covers pretty much every aspect of literacy that students might struggle with! These books have been a life saver for me!

The readings are good, but short. However, the comprehension questions and other skill practices are good. I use it as homework for my ESL students.

I use this book during an after school program to help students struggling with reading. It is a great tool. Thank you Scholastic.

Was purchased as a gift, but was shiped to me first and I am pleased with seller and product.