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by T. Hawas (Author)
Develops the Skills in the New Revised TEKS!
This workbook will develop the advanced reading skills described in the Revised TEKS first introduced in the 2019-2020 school year.
This book contains a wide range of informational texts organized by type. Each passage is followed by a complete full-length question set. The question sets focus on the advanced skills described in the new TEKS and will ensure that students can analyze, respond to, and evaluate complex texts. Students will also be fully prepared for the informational reading tasks on the STAAR Reading tests.
Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational Texts- Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational texts
- Covers all the passage types described in the TEKS including informational, argumentative, multimodal, and digital texts
- Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles
- Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats
- Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing texts
Advanced Skill Development
- Covers the skills listed in the comprehension, response, multiple genres, and author's purpose and craft strands of the new TEKS
- Provides focused practice with a wide range of passage types
- Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills
- Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs
- Requires students to analyze texts closely
- Encourages a deep understanding of texts
- Focuses on advanced skills like evaluating texts, making connections, and looking at texts critically
- Provides experience with a wide range of question types
Preparation for the STAAR Reading Assessments
- Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types
- Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze complex texts
- Ensures that students are able to analyze complex text features
- Wide range of question formats challenge students and encourage strong skill development
- Ongoing practice builds confidence
Number of Pages: 204
Dimensions: 0.43 x 10 x 8 IN
Publication Date: March 09, 2019
