Skill Sharpeners: Reading Grade 6+

By Evan-Moor Educational Publishing

Book Overview

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 6+ provides 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:

Fiction Stories:

"Hercules and the Many-Headed Hydra""A Clever Jester Fools a King""The Sausage"

Nonfiction Stories:

"The Terra Cotta Warriors: An Army of Clay""Animal Partnerships""Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary Soldier"

Activity pages include:

comprehension questionsa vocabulary exercise for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:

critical thinkinginterpreting graphic informationusing a dictionarysummarizing

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:

How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabularySample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions for analyzing textsExtension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596730420
• ISBN13: 9781596730427
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6