Short Reads Non-fiction Box 4 Ages 8+ (Level 610-800)

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. BoxAgesReading LevelLexile RangeColour Band Decodable Texts: Reception4 to 5phonic phases2 to 4n/an/aDecodable Texts: Year 15 to 6phonic phase5n/an/aBox 1: Fiction / Box 1: Non-Fiction 5+1to 8BR to 200LPink/Magenta, Red & YellowBox 2: Fiction / Box 2: Non-Fiction 6+9to 18210L to 400LBlue, Green, Orange & TurquoiseBox 3: Fiction / Box 3: Non-Fiction 7+19to 24410L to 600LPurple, Gold & Silver/WhiteBox 4: Fiction / Box 4: Non-Fiction 8+25to 28610L to 800LEmerald/Lime & RubyBox 5: Fiction / Box 5: Non-Fiction 9+29to 30710L to 1000L+Sapphire For more information on the Short Reads series pleasevisit www.scholastic.co.uk/shortreads