The Contemporary Reader
Reading Levels 2.5-8, Interest Levels
6-12
Count on this diverse collection of engaging
nonfiction selections to provide stories of interest for every
reader
- Engage even the most struggling readers
with lively and contemporary nonfiction
- Improve content-area reading skills with
an emphasis on vocabulary and comprehension
- Motivate readers with a compact digest
format
The Contemporary Reader is
a three-volume series of hard-to-resist nonfiction selections
covering a broad range of contemporary and historical topics.
The lower readability levels make the series perfect for supporting
reluctant readers. The student books are accompanied by Teacher
Resource Books that provide lesson plans, instructional recommendations,
and blackline masters with engaging exercises and activities. Audiocassettes
or CDs give students professional models of fluent oral reading.
The diverse list of topics covered includes:
- The Bermuda Triangle
- The First Moonwalk
- Tarantulas
- The Black Plague
- Electric Cars
- The Great Wall of China
- Communicating with the Dead
…and many more
