Build reading and writing skills with Strategies for Successful Reading and Writing by combining instruction and practice of reading strategies with paired writing activities.

1. Each strategy is introduced and taught in a reading selection
2. Then practiced and reinforced in a writing activity

Strategies for Successful Reading and Writing contains:

• 5 strategies in each level correspond to skills tested on most standardized tests
• High-interest, content-area science and social studies topics
• Focus on nonfiction throughout
• Test preparation in every lesson
• A writing Rubric helps students evaluate their own writing
• Project cards, group projects, and personal dictionary provide opportunities to apply strategies in numerous interactive contexts

Lessons incorporate a range of strategies:

• Main Idea
• Finding Details
• Making Predictions
• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Inference (Levels 6-8)
• Drawing Conclusions
• Following Directions
• Sequencing
• Distinguish Fact from Opinion

Strategies for Successful Reading and Writing is part of Comprehensive Reading Intervention Packages for grades 2-8. See We Also Recommend.