On the Edge is a new high interest reading series that engages students with stories in three broad categories: Supernatural/Paranormal True crime Unexplainable events Each story came from popular news and are true accounts of human experiences and eye witnesses. Selections include topics about out-of-body experiences, alien abductions, excaped killers, strange outbreaks of diseases, and much more. The stories range from 800 to 900 words and conclude with comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking activities. Each selection also provides tools for recording and calculating reading speed. This series was developed at a 4 - 6 reading level. They Walk Among Us Selections from this text give students the opportunity to travel into the minds and events of society's extraordinary citizens. They Walk Among Us features unbelievable, yet real news stories about excaped killers, child geniuses, vampires, and ghosts. A Teacher's Guide is also available! On the Edge Series In Your Dreams They Walk Among Us Out of the Blue Against the Odds Scared Stiff

On the Edge

Education & Teaching

Henry Billings

Schools & Teaching

McGraw-Hill/Higher Education

"Adventures in Reading" is a three-book high-interest reading series for secondary and non-credit community college ESL student. The series is designed to promote their reading comprehension and vocabulary skills - to help these students achieve academic and social success. The features of this book include: adventure-based reading passages profile, exciting adventures like biking down a volcano in Hawaii, running the Boston Marathon, and discovering an underground city in Australia; picture dictionary approach to vocabulary building prepares students to effectively tackle new readings; reading comprehension tasks presented in standardized testing formats prepare students for success in a variety of standardized tests; critical reading skills like making inferences, identifying cause and effect, and many others are taught and recycled. Cooperative learning tasks with graphic organizers promote the development of critical thinking skills. Internet search activities encourage students to further explore each topic. Components per Level include: Student Book (includes Scope and Sequence and Skills index), Teacher's Manual (with answer key, chapter quizzes, and vocabulary activities, audio cassette with recordings of all readings, and audio CD with recordings of all readings.

Adventures in Reading: Beginning to Intermediate

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

McGraw-Hill Europe

Adventure-based reading passages Picture dictionary approach to vocabulary building. Critical reading skills. Standardized testing formats. Cooperative learning tasks with graphic organizers. Internet search activities.

Adventures in Reading Level 1 Teacher's Manual

English as a Second Language

Adventures in Reading Level 3 Teacher's Manual

On the Edge is a new high interest reading series that engages students with stories in three broad categories: supernatural/paranormal, true crime, and unexplainable events. Each story comes from popular news and is the true accounts of human experiences and eye witnesses. Selections include topics about out-of-body experiences, alien abductions, escaped killers, strange outbreaks of diseases, and much more. The stories range from 800 to 900 words and conclude with comprehension, vocabulary, and critical thinking activities. Each selection also provides tools for recording and calculating reading speed. This series was developed at a 4 - 6 reading level. This Teacher Guide covers all 5 volumes in the On the Edge series.

On the Edge Teacher's Guide

McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.

Energize low-level readers with our series based on amazing, true stories <ul>
<li>Lower readability series joins the Wild Side/Critical Reading family </li>
<li>Emphasis is on reading nonfiction </li>
<li>Critical thinking questions prepare students for state and national tests</li>
</ul> The Outer Edge builds on the success of Jamestown’s popular Wild Side and Critical Reading series, enticing struggling readers with amazing, strange, and unbelievable nonfiction, now at a lower reading level. Comprehension questions reinforce literal understanding, while critical thinking questions encourage students to speculate about author’s purpose, make inferences, identify cause and effect, support conclusions, and make predictions. Best of all, this program is designed to reinforce state reading standards for your most struggling readers. <ul>
<li>Reading Level 2-4</li> <li>Interest Level 6-12</li>
</ul>

The Outer Edge Cool Science (JT: NON-FICTION READING)

Children's Books

Melissa Billings

Education & Reference

McGraw=Hill

Inspire students with the best biographies of exciting well-known personalities <ul>
<li>Motivate students to read with stories of popular figures</li> <li>Improve students’ comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills by building on prior knowledge</li> <li>Differentiate instruction from intervention through on-level using four reading levels</li>
</ul> Now you can motivate your students to read and improve their reading proficiency with familiar subjects from popular culture. Each consumable book features nine biographies of music industry personalities, actors, sports figures, authors, and artists, each one informative and inspiring. In each graduated unit, students are guided before, during, and after reading, with comprehension, skill, and vocabulary reinforcement, as well as writing exercises.

In the Spotlight, Vol. 2, Levels B-D (JT HI-LO NON-FICTION SERIES)

True Tales from the Mountains

Literature & Fiction

Steck-Vaughn Co.

True tales from the polar regions [braille]

STECK-VAUGHN

Book by Henry Billings, Melissa Stone Billings

True Tales from the Desert

Melissa Stone Billings

Steck-Vaughn Company

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