• Engaging texts motivate struggling and reluctant readers to read.
• Comprehension questions help prepare students for standardized tests
• Aligned to core standards for reading informational text
• There's also a summative practice test as well as an answer key with rationales

Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills, including analyzing events and ideas, word meaning, purpose and point of view, using sources, and more. Comprehension questions follow each passage. There's also a summative practice test as well as an answer key with rationales.