Maxine McCormick McGraw Hill/ Contemporary

1. Maxine McCormick McGraw Hill/ Contemporary

2. 6 Book Series

3. Reading Levels Book 1 0.0-1.0 Book 2 1.0-2.0 Book 3 2.0-3.0 Book 4 3.0-4.0 Book 5 4.0-5.0 Book 6 5.0-6.0 Uses Fry Readability Formula to guarantee the student will not be under or over challenged within each text.

4. Text Themes Uses Multiculturalism, Integrated Writing, Phonics and Whole Language, Pedagogy Workplace Skills Family Life Nutrition, Health and Safety Life and Basic Skills

5. Assessing Levels Readiness is determined by the students’ performance on the Pretest. If the student misses more than 25% then the level is not appropriate. Posttest at the end of the book determines their readiness for the next book.

6. Features of Lessons 11 Lessons in each text designed as follows: Story Titles with Lesson Numbers Skill Pages – phonics, sight words, vocabulary, comprehension both literal and inferential, whole language approach Word Stories – A Closer Look and You Can – Two page spreads to enhance students’ functional reading skills. Each theme section offers 2 features drawn from both titles.

7. YOU CAN Book 1 – Name Shapes, Signs and Name the Days Book 2 – Name Months, Write an Ad, Write a Poem Book 3 – Tell What’s Happening, Solve a Problem, Follow the Directions Book 4 – Tell What’s Happening, Follow Directions, Solve a Problem, Write a Poem Book 5 – Find Information, Solve a Problem, Follow Directions, Write a Fable Book 6 – Solve a Problem, Follow Directions, Tell What’s Happening

8. Solving a Problem Activity Step 1 – The Problem is _____. Is it Daily or One-time? Step 2 – You Know (What ingredients you already know) You don’t Know (what information do you need?) Step 3 – Other Choices (Alternatives) Step 4 – Rank the Choices Step 5 – Pick a choice Step 6 – What might Happen with this choice

9. Find The Information 1. Formulate questions before doing research - Have the students choose a topic they a interested in researching. Formulate 3 or 4 questions to which they want answers. 2. Reading for Information and details Ask students to summarize the entire text, if this is too difficult summarize the paragraphs. Ask them to recall certain points that are important. 3. Skimming the text for answers to the questions Look for keywords and don’t read each word.

10. A Closer Look Book 1 – Capital Letters, Time, Numbers and Signs Book 2 – A City, Calendar, Map, Signs with Numbers Book 3 – Table of Contents, Forms, Healthy Snacks, Want Ads Book 4 – Dictionary, Lease, Food Pyramid, Job Interviews Book 5 – GED, Library Card, Vitamins, Job Application Book 6 – Moving Up, Test Taking, Becoming a Voter, Food Labels

11. Reading Corner Appears in Books 2-6 Exposed to a variety of genres – Plays Poetry Fables Journal Writing These are reprints of previously published works.

12. Instructors Manual This Instructor's Manual provides: • an overview of the series • characteristics of the adult learner • suggestions for using Essentials of Reading • using TABE to assess student needs • suggestions of learning models, additional activities and sample lesson plans • discussion of ESL students and possible classroom strategies • workplace literacy • Answer keys, SCANS correlation, sample real-life forms, and certificates of completion for each book.

13. Suggested Activities Word Recognition Activities Webbing Techniques Predicting Outcomes Word Games Spelling Games and Exercises Fun With Homonyms Types of Errors ESL Students Make Sample Lesson Plans