Whole Book Comprehension, Grade 6

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The 6th Grade Kit Includes

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

           Fiction
           1. Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
           2. The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
           3. The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
           4. The Watsons Go To Birmingham— 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
           Nonfiction
           1. Sacred Mountain: Everest by Christine Taylor-Butler
           2. The Science of Superpowers by Jennifer Kroll
           3. Prehistoric Sea Beasts by Matthew Rake
           4. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell

  • 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