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- Author: Judy DeFilippo
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- ISBN: 9780201156232
- Category : English language
- Languages : en
- Pages : 0
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This four-level series integrates survival English with academic content skills in social studies, science, math, and history. Lessons cover skills required on most middle school state-competency tests. Students interpret graphs and charts, read maps, solve math word problems, and learn library and study skills. They sharpen their comprehension skills as they read about history, science, and American culture. Features include: * Greater emphasis on higher-order thinking skills and writing. * Abundance of content area reading and writing activities. * Comprehensive review of language structures. * Self-contained lessons. * Test-taking strategies.
Designed for students whose skills in standard English need strengthening. Four levels offer exercises to sharpen boh language and subject-area skills.
Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 3 provides 17 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example: Fiction Stories: - "Shea and the Leprechaun" - "A Mouse Adventure" - "The Story of Little Sparrow" Nonfiction Stories: - "Inuit, People of the Far North" - "Bats" - "Harriet Tubman" Activity pages include the following: - comprehension questions - a vocabulary exercise - a sequencing activity for every story Other skills addressed include: - main idea - parts of speech - synonyms & antonyms - alphabetical order - contractions
This four-level series integrates survival English with academic content skills in social studies, science, math, and history. Lessons cover skills required on most middle school state-competency tests. Students interpret graphs and charts, read maps, solve math word problems, and learn library and study skills. They sharpen their comprehension skills as they read about history, science, and American culture. Features include: * Greater emphasis on higher-order thinking skills and writing. * Abundance of content area reading and writing activities. * Comprehensive review of language structures. * Self-contained lessons. * Test-taking strategies.
Engage children in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts. The cross-curricular activities integrate the most current geography standards and incorporate colorful learning activities with geography concepts.