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Keep on Reading Science! Comprehension for Content Area Literacy

Help students master science content reading

   

Grade Levels
How much time will it take to teach a complete worktext?

Whole class: 30 minutes, 5 times a week, for 32 weeks
Pull-out class: 60 minutes, once a week, for 32 weeks
Summer School: 60 minutes, 5 days a week, for 8 weeks
For intervention: Use selected lessons as needed

   

100% customized to the VA SOLs!

Keep on Reading Science! helps students master science content reading. It also builds students' science literacy and sparks curiosity for exciting topics in life, earth, and physical science.

16 colorful, nonconsumable books per grade level focus on one high-interest topic from life, earth, or physical science (see below for titles). The proven instructional model teaches a single comprehension skill or strategy by guiding students as they apply it to four or five increasingly challenging nonfiction genres, usually concluding with a textbook lesson.

There are two books for each of eight key comprehension skills:

  • Recognize Nonfiction (Level B)
  • Main Idea and Details
  • Sequence
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Draw Conclusions (Levels B and C)
  • Make Inferences (Level D)
  • Fact and Opinion (Levels C and D)
  • Cause and Effect
  • Problems and Solutions

These comprehension skills correspond to the skills found in Keep on Reading! Comprehension Across the Curriculum, providing opportunities for more independent reading.

Fully customized to the VA SOLs, free, detailed Personal Prescriptive Path® (P3) Reports identify which of the Keep on Reading Science! units each student should complete based on their performance on the online pretest, which is available with FREE Skills e-Path™. Black-line master tests are also included in the Teacher's Guide.

  • Builds comprehension of science content in textbooks and tests
  • Boosts science literacy in preparation for the science Virginia SOL Assessment
  • Scaffolds instruction with research-based guided reading techniques
  • Keeps students engaged with high-interest topics and design
  • Provides colorful nonfiction books to supplement your text
  • Supports English Language Learners with enrichment activities and teaching tips in wraparound TE

Lexile Levels for Keep On Reading Science:

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Sample Pages from Keep On Reading Science for Virginia:





Sample Lesson
Teacher Edition Sample

Available Titles Include

Level B (Grade 2) Titles


Tell Nonfiction from Fiction - Sky Watch
Tell Nonfiction from Fiction - Creepy Crawlies
Main Idea and Details - The Living Ocean
Main Idea and Details - Energize!
Sequence - Life Under a Shell
Sequence - Our Star
Compare and Contrast - Wild Cats
Compare and Contrast - Seasons Everywhere!
Summarize - Amazing Plants
Summarize - Sports in Motion
Draw Conclusions - Written in Stone
Draw Conclusions - Food Matters
Cause and Effect - Rains and Snow
Cause and Effect - Cloudburst!
Problems and Solutions - Great Idea!
Problems and Solutions - Antarctica

Level C (Grade 3) Titles


Main Idea and Details - Fantastic Light
Main Idea and Details - A Look at Landforms
Sequence - Pouch Power
Sequence - Winter's Wonders
Compare and Contrast - How Fast?
Compare and Contrast - Animal Talk
Summarize - Into the Swamp
Summarize - Fire!
Draw Conclusions - How do Animals Adapt?
Draw Conclusions - The Moon
Fact and Opinion - Hot Dog!
Fact and Opinion - Rocks and Minerals
Cause and Effect - How do Plants Adapt?
Cause and Effect - Lightning
Problems and Solutions - Animal Homes
Problems and Solutions - Amazing Buildings

Level D (Grade 4) Titles


Main Idea and Details - Electricity
Main Idea and Details - Body Parts
Sequence - You Are What You Eat
Sequence - That's Life
Compare and Contrast - Sounds of the Night
Compare and Contrast - The Planets: Strange Worlds
Summarize - Water, Water Everywhere
Summarize - Whale Tales
Make Inferences - Tracking Weather
Make Inferences - Feel the Heat
Fact and Opinion - Modern Technology
Fact and Opinion - Body Wise
Cause and Effect - Our Changing Earth
Cause and Effect - Why Do Animals Adapt?
Problems and Solutions - Life in the Desert
Problems and Solutions - Driving Forces

Level E (Grade 5) Titles


Main Idea and Details–Black Gold
Main Idea and Details–Nasty Little Creatures
Sequence–How Does It Work?
Sequence–Grow for It!
Compare and Contrast–Can You Believe It?
Compare and Contrast–The Hidden World of Caves
Summarize–The Arctic
Summarize–A Matter of Change
Making Inferences–Brain Power
Making Inferences–Forces of Nature
Fact and Opinion–Amazing Birds
Fact and Opinion–Space
Cause and Effect–Wacky Animals
Cause and Effect–Color Science
Problems and Solutions–Super Structures