Books with author Pamela Walker McKenzie

Guided Reading: Infer for third and fourth grades includes 36 nonfiction readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This reading comprehension resource book features informational text about topics such as volcanoes, glaciers, and voting.Ready to Go: Guided Reading: Infer provides everything you need to complete a comprehensive guided reading program, including:-discussion guides-prompts to encourage students to work with the text-leveled readers with intriguing topics-graphic organizers and an observation sheetSeparated into three readability levels, informational readers capture students’ attention with graphic charts, high-interest topics, colorful photos, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply guided reading strategies to the text and complete each reader with a writing prompt.Available for grades 1–6, the 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series improves organizational reading by providing a set that includes everything you need for leveled reading success. Each 80-page resource book features three reproducible pages, six discussion guides, and 36 readers. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following comprehension strategies:-Infer-Connect-Question-SummarizePerfect for differentiation, each nonfiction reader contains short nonfiction texts and text features such as photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes.

Paired Passages for grade 4 offers pairs of nonfiction and fiction passages for students to compare and contrast. Aligned to state standards, students will read high-interest passages about topics such as human and animal migration, exotic animals, White House pets, fireflies, and more.Help your students meet rigorous college- and career-ready expectations by improving reading comprehension skills. Paired Passages helps students meet and exceed reading standards by teaching them to compare and contrast fiction with nonfiction, fiction with fiction, and nonfiction with nonfiction. When students finish reading a pair of passages, they will rely on the text to complete the accompanying questions and activities.The Paired Passages series for grades 1 to 6 improves reading comprehension skills by providing passages for students to compare, contrast, and synthesize. Filled with content that appeals to today’s learners, the passages represent a variety of genres such as literature (narrative, poetry, realistic fiction, and more), social studies, and science. Each topic features a pair of passages and is followed by two pages of text-dependent questions and activities. By using this research-based instructional approach, you are preparing students for a successful academic journey this year and for years to come.

Help students develop foundational reading skills with a high-interest guided reading program for students at various reading levels. Guided Reading: Analyze for third and fourth grades includes 36 nonfiction readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. The readers in this reading comprehension resource book feature informational text about nocturnal animals, movies, Australia, space, and more. Ready to Go Guided Reading: Analyze provides everything you need to complete comprehensive guided reading lesson plans including: discussion guides, prompts to encourage students to work with the text, leveled readers with intriguing topics, and graphic organizers and an observation sheet. Separated into three readability levels, these informational readers capture students’ attention with graphic charts, high-interest topics, colorful photos, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply guided reading strategies to the text and respond to a writing prompt at the end of each reader. The Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for first to sixth grades includes everything you need for guided reading organization. Each 80-page book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Each grade span includes 8 books, focusing on the following reading comprehension strategies: Connect, Infer, Question, Summarize, Analyze, Determine Importance, Synthesize, and Visualize. Each nonfiction reader contains short nonfiction texts, vocabulary banks, photographs, charts, and maps.

The Guided Reading: Connect resource book for third and fourth grades features 36 readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with photos and maps, this nonfiction resource features informational text about money, recycling, and more.Guided Reading: Connect provides you with a comprehensive reading program. Perfect for differentiated reading, each teacher resource book includes:-discussion guides-prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features-leveled readers with intriguing topics-graphic organizers and an observation sheetSeparated into three readability levels, informational readers capture students’ attention with graphic charts,detailed maps, and more. Students are encouraged to apply reading strategies to the text and complete writing prompts to prove comprehension.Available for grades 1–6, the 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series improves reading organization with an all-in-one set. These 80-page reading resource books feature three reproducible pages, six discussion guides, and 36 readers. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following comprehension strategies:-Question-Infer-Connect-SummarizeThe Lexile (R) leveled readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes to keep students engaged.

Guided Reading for third and fourth grades strengthens foundational reading skills with high-interest topics in a leveled reader format. The Guided Reading: Visualize resource book for third and fourth grades features 36 readers—six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with charts and photos, it enhances group lessons with informational text about flight, storms, sports, Egypt, coral, and more. Guided Reading: Visualize provides you with a comprehensive guided reading resource. This book includes: discussion guides, prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features, leveled readers with intriguing topics, and graphic organizers and an observation sheet. Separated into three readability levels, informational readers capture students’ attention with appealing topics, graphic charts, colorful photos, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply guided reading strategies to the text and complete writing prompts to reflect on what they learned. The Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for first to sixth grades includes everything you need for guided reading organization. Each 80-page book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Each grade span includes 8 books, focusing on the following reading comprehension strategies: Connect, Infer, Question, Summarize, Analyze, Determine Importance, Synthesize, and Visualize. Each nonfiction reader contains short nonfiction texts, vocabulary banks, photographs, charts, and maps.

Guided Reading: Summarize for first and second grades enhances language arts lesson plans with 36 readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This resource book engages students with images as they learn about topics such as bees, firefighters, weather, and more.Ready to Go Guided Reading: Summarize offers the essentials for an effective, comprehensive language arts program for first and second grades. This book includes:-leveled readers that cover high-interest topics-prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features-discussion guides-graphic organizers and an observation sheetThe high-interest readers are separated into three readability levels and designed to keep students’ attention. Various callout boxes direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt.The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 includes everything you need for your guided reading group. Each 80-page book is essentially a guided reading set, containing 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. Four books are included in each grade span―each focuses on the essential reading comprehension strategies:-Infer-Connect-Question-SummarizeAll readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as callout boxes, photographs, charts, and maps.

Interactive Notebooks: Language Arts for grade 6 is a fun way to teach and reinforce effective note taking for students. Students become a part of the learning process with activities about making inferences, improving writing, pronouns, active and passive voice, Greek and Latin roots, and more! This book is an essential resource that will guide you through setting up, creating, and maintaining interactive notebooks for skill retention in the classroom. High-interest and hands-on, interactive notebooks effectively engage students in learning new concepts. Students are encouraged to personalize interactive notebooks to fit their specific learning needs by creating fun, colorful pages for each topic. With this note-taking process, students will learn organization, color coding, summarizing, and other important skills while creating personalized portfolios of their individual learning that they can reference throughout the year. Spanning grades kindergarten to grade 8, the Interactive Notebooks series focuses on grade-specific math, language arts, or science skills. Aligned to meet current state standards, every 96-page book in this series offers lesson plans to keep the process focused. Reproducibles are included to create notebook pages on a variety of topics, making this series a fun, one-of-a-kind learning experience.