Whole Book Comprehension, Grade 1

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The 1st Grade Kit Includes

  • 8 trade books (4 fiction, 4 nonfiction; 1 copy each)

         Fiction
         1. Yasmin the Builder by Saadia Faruqi
         2. Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle by Richard Jacobson
         3. Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
         4. The Missing Cupcake Mystery (Ready to-Reads) by Tony and Lauren Dungy
         Nonfiction
          1. Animal Pollinators by Jennifer Boothroyd
          2. Baby Animals by Marfé Ferguson Delano
          3. Bull Sharks by Deborah Nuzzoli
          4. Healthy Kids by Maya Ajmera, Victoria Dunning, and Cynthia Pon

  • A copy of The Reading Strategies Book 2.0
  • Grade-specific teacher's guide
  • Access code to online resources (printable student-facing forms, teacher lesson planning materials, videos, and more)
  • Sheets of prompt stickers to affix inside the book, alerting students to writing about reading opportunities
  • Slipcase for easy storage

Online Resources

  • 8 Student Response Forms for writing about reading (one for each book)
  • Lesson-by-Lesson Planning Forms with vocabulary, reading strategy selections, and more to simplify prep work
  • 8 Goal-Setting Forms to synthesize data from student writing and establish comprehension goals (one for each book)
  • Book Summaries
  • 4 Rubrics for each trade title to evaluate writing about reading and learn what to expect of reader responses more generally
  • Prompt label templates (to set up additional copies of the trade books, printable on standard Avery™ labels)
  • How-To Videos covering getting started, planning guidance, and lessons-in-action