Help struggling readers of all abilities with MS- and HS-appropriate texts
The TTAC library at VCU has just received 11 new Start-to-Finish titles, including The Red Badge of Courage, Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Frankenstein, the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Jack London Short Story Collection. Why use Start-to-Finish books with your students?
Familiarize students with formal literary language and help them make the transition to grade-level text.Grade 4-5 readable text
Lower ability can read with support
Syntax and vocabulary of more formal English
Complex or abstract vocabulary
More ideas introduced into longer sentences
Varied sentence structures
Auditory support for key words
Sentence-by-sentence highlighting
10,000 to 12,000 words
150-200 words per page
10 to 12 chapters
900-1,200 words per chapter
Illustrations, vary in size and placement
Two pages viewable on-screenComputer quizzes let students demonstrate comprehension and vocabulary development. Recording their own reading, students master fluency with repeated reading. Students get instant feedback and teachers get detailed reports on accumulated student performance and time-on-task. Completed and blank quizzes can be printed for off-computer activities.
Questions quiz poses inferential questions to demonstrate comprehension.
Meanings quiz reinforces new vocabulary and idioms introduced in the chapter.
Optional speech in quizzes allows for additional support, if needed.
Fluency practice activity uses short, manageable passages to allow students to practice fluent reading through repeated reading.
Fluency readings are recorded for students and teachers to assess the quality of rate, intonation and accuracy.
NEW! Completed and blank quizzes and fluency activities can be printed by students for off-computer activities.
For more information on Start-to-Finish books at the MS and HS level, see: http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/stflibrariestxt.htm
In our library, Start-to-Finish book sets come with a large-print paperback version of the text, computer book, audio cd, teacher guide and extensive options for the teacher to track student fluency and comprehension. Stop by or call us at the library to check these out!