Books in JT: FICTION BASED READING series

Motivate students with high-interest fiction from master authors Motivate struggling readers with high-interest stories at ten reading levels Improve vocabulary and comprehension skills Encourage writing in response to reading One of our classic best-sellers, Goodman's Five-Star Stories, supplements any literature curriculum or stands on its own by providing interesting fiction at just the right reading levels. Adapted well-known short stories by traditional authors and newer multicultural authors entice even struggling readers with tales of adventure, derring-do, and surprise. Vocabulary in context, cloze passages, and critical thinking exercises help readers improve their understanding of the narrative text.

Bring history to life with compelling stories,sweeping scope, and a welcoming sense of diversityHistorical fiction helps students connect to their middle schoolsocial studies classesReading skill instruction and cross-curricular connections improvecomprehension of historical fictionStrong multicultural flavor reflects the rich tapestry of our sharedAmerican heritagesJamestown's American Portraits, a saga of American families and friends,traces the history of America from the founding of Jamestown to the CivilRights Movement. This is a unique, enriching series designed to teachreading strategies appropriate for historical novels used in middle schoolreading, language arts, or social studies classes.Reading Level 5-8Interest Level 6-8

Goodman's Five-Star Spelling is especially designed to help struggling readers and writers master the spelling of troublesome words, while improving their reading skills at the same time. Each lesson begins with a high-interest, low-readability reading passage containing ten spelling words in context. Creative review and repetition make mastery easy.