Best Selling Books by Stephanie Harvey

"We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. These texts support students in using the Toolkit''s comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history."-Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis To support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have expanded their Toolkit Texts series to include a library of short nonfiction for American history with 10 all-new Toolkit lessons. Building on selections from popular children''s magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals. These short nonfiction texts for American history include: 10 comprehension strategy lessons for close reading in content literacy. Short nonfiction articles on a wide range of topics and at a variety of reading levels. A bank of historical images, primary source documents and artifacts, plus primary source documents and artifacts bibliographies, web sites, and ideas for online investigations. A Digital Companion Resource provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis. Lesson Title 1 Read and Annotate: Stop, think, and react using a variety of strategies to understand 2 Annotate Images: Expand understanding and learning from visuals 3 Build Background to Understand a Primary Source: Read and paraphrase secondary sources to create a context for a topic 4 Read and Analyze a Primary Source: Focus on what you know and ask questions to clarify and explain 5 Compare Perspectives: Explore the different life experiences of historical figures 6 Read Critically: Consider point of view and bias 7 Organize Historical Thinking: Create a question web 8 Read with a Question in Mind: Focus on central ideas 9 Surface Common Themes: Infer the big ideas across several texts 10 Synthesize Information to Argue a Point: Use claim, evidence, and reasoning The CCSS and other state standards expect that children will read a variety of texts on a common topic and synthesize the ideas and information. These short nonfiction texts were selected using the following criteria: Interest/Content Because kids love the quirky and the unexpected, these texts highlight important but often lesser-known or unrecognized perspectives and voices from the past. Visual literacy Since visual literacy is an essential 21st-century skill, these texts include historical images, paintings, and maps, as well as diagrams, timelines, charts, and photographs. Writing quality and accuracy To foster student engagement, these articles feature vibrant language in an active voice supported by a rich assortment of visual features. Reading level/complexity These texts are written at a range of reading levels and include a wide variety of topics to capture the interests of all readers.

"These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read." --Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis In response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each volume provides a library of age-appropriate nonfiction articles in a reproducible format. Personally selected and edited by Harvey and Goudvis, each article is matched to the strategies described in Toolkit series. The articles in each volume: focus on high-interest topics that help build strong readers while also building background knowledge in numerous content areas give students an opportunity to read and process the kinds of passages typically found on state tests present information in a range of formats typical of nonfiction texts including time lines, sidebars, interviews, and maps and diagrams are supported by teaching strategies that describe how to integrate the articles into your Toolkit instruction. Plus, the accompanying CD-ROM provides all of the informational texts in English and Spanish. Select the volumes that will best address your students needs. Toolkit Texts, Gr. K-1 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 2-3 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 4-5 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 6-7 Save when you order the entire PreK-7 Toolkit Texts Library for one low price. For a comprehensive overview of the Comprehension Toolkit series including sample lessons, a new Summer School Literacy Guide, free nonfiction short texts in Spanish (K-2), lists of alternative texts, teacher feedback, and presentation materials visit http: //www.comprehensiontoolkit.com

Four articles linked together by the topic of coastal communities

A collection of articles from the National Geographic Communities We Live In Series. Articles include Rescue a River and A City by the Water.

"The Comprehension Toolkit provides a foundation for developing independent readers and learners across the curriculum and throughout the school year."--Study guide.