Literature and Informational Texts A collection of 25 leveled passages with text-dependent comprehension questions that help students tackle increasingly complex texts and provide the academic rigor called for by the Common Core State Standards. The lessons include teaching tips that target the challenges students will encounter in the passage and provide text-complexity information- quantitative (Lexile level), qualitative, and reader and task considerations-to help teachers meet the needs of their class. 80 pages.

Students read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they're analyzing sound-symbol relationships, broadening their vocabulary, and building spelling skills to become better readers.

Help students from every nation build basic English vocabulary with terrific teaching tips, games, mini-books and more! This quick and easy guide can help with tips for preparing for your new student, assessing the child's needs and abilities, communicating with the student's family, and much more. 64 pages.

Each full-color picture book introduces and reinforces an essential skill through a fun-to-read tale: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, sentence structure, and proofreading! Also includes a teaching guide filled with lessons and mini-book versions of each student book. Box set includes (10) 8" x 10" full-color 16-page books, and 120-page teaching guide.

Each anthology-pack features stories, poems, and plays that zero in on a specific literary element. Includes 48 student anthologies, 96-page teaching guide, and more.

Eight ready-to-go activity packets sharpen students' word-study skills and boost their vocabularies. In each packet, students learn five common Greek and Latin roots and 15 new words formed from these roots. Crossword puzzles, word searches, and other fun activities provide repeated practice to make new vocabulary stick. Perfect for independent work or for homework.