{"product_id":"9780470399927","title":"Reading Comprehension Boosters 100 Lessons for Building Higher-Level Literacy, Grades 3-5","description":"\u003ch1\u003eReading Comprehension Boosters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e100 Lessons for Building Higher-Level Literacy, Grades 3-5\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas G. Gunning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn effective resource for improving young students' comprehension skills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 100 high-interest reading activities, this book is designed to help students gain fundamental comprehension skills so they can succeed in reading complex and varied types of texts. Each lesson includes a brief reading selection followed by questions, multiple-choice selections, and thinking and writing activities. The activities, all on reproducible worksheets, can be used to give individual students or groups extra practice, or as supplemental skill-building and test-prep activities for the full class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eActivities are grouped within seven units, each focusing on an important aspect of comprehension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnits increase in difficulty level so that students gain proficiency as they work through the material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHigh-interest themes include stories about robots, animal helpers, space, and famous people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers activities that build the advanced cognitive skills called for in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach lesson includes a teacher section with guidance on how to introduce the activities to students and support them in their reading practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas G. Gunning, a consultant and former public school teacher, is professor emeritus in the Department of Reading at Southern Connecticut State University and adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University. He teaches a variety of courses on literacy, remedial reading, and reading diagnosis. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 April 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470399927\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314413662348,"sku":"9780470399927","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470399927_099916dd-1a0c-404f-bec5-06445e969c56.jpg?v=1780114742","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470399927","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}