Reading Comprehension, RL 8 (Book 2)

This Workbook was specifically written at the 8.3 to 8.7 Grade Levels. Ignite the interest of your reluctant reader and rekindle the enthusiasm of your accomplished one with this high-interest Reading Comprehension Workbook. This Reading Grade Level 8.3 to 8.7 workbook, like the others in the series, includes 10 original, exciting and informative short stories that cover a broad range of topics such as Tales of Adventure, Science, Biographies, Tales of Fantasy, and Interpersonal Relationships. Multi-cultural and non-sexist guidelines have been observed to provide reading material for a wide population. New Vocabulary is defined and used in context. Pronunciation entries are from Thorndike Barnhart's Advanced Dictionary. Students learn how to preview and survey through a preview question by focusing on key sentences and/or paragraphs designed to teach essential skills. Each lesson illustration is intened to add interest to the story and to assist the reader in understanding the selections, plot, and character development. This book, like all of the 27 Workbooks in the series, may be used on a consumable basis or reproduced for class usage; is divided into 10 short stories; was written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary; has been measured by the Fry Readability Formula; includes 100 comprehension questions that test for the main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details and sequencing; has 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format; includes complete answer keys for comprehension and vocabulary exercises; and has from 64 to 72 pages per book with illustrations in every chapter.