WorldScapes Series (classroom set of 90 books: grades 3-4)
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Give Your Students a World of Reasons to Read® With This Award-Winning Cross-Cultural, Cross-Curricular Series WorldScapes® from ETA/Cuisenaire is a one-of-a-kind literacy experience that spans the globe and the curriculum. These leveled fiction and nonfiction texts covering social studies, language arts, and history celebrate universal values through engaging stories about people in many countries. Students gain background knowledge about the traditions, values, environments, and cultures of children from 25 nations. These beautiful books teach important literacy skills and support the ethnic diversity found in today’s classrooms. This classroom set for grades 3-4 includes: six copies each of 15 titles, teacher’s notes, and CHARACTER COUNTS! plastic book holders — a total of 90 books. Each WorldScapes title: Provides explicit instruction in fluency, reading comprehension, and vocabulary, with additional opportunities for building critical literacy skills Presents a forum for discussing cultures, debating issues, and shaping opinions Focuses on universal values aligned to character education Fosters text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections Includes comprehensive Teacher’s Notes to address writing, vocabulary, and assessment Targets grades 3-6 reading levels and interest levels to grade 8. What’s more, ETA/Cuisenaire has teamed up with CHARACTER COUNTS! to align WorldScapes with the CC! framework. Each WorldScapes title is linked to one of the Six Pillars of Character. (See all 30 titles and how they are aligned with the Six Pillars.) Activities and discussion questions are included to spark dialogue and encourage students to think of themselves as responsible members of the global community. Note: This item is shipped from a third-party vendor. Delivery may take 2-3 weeks. Why Leveled Reading Is Crucial To assume all fourth-grade students are capable of reading a Harry Potter book is to assume everyone taking algebra will grasp it the first time. Leveled reading programs identify the level of vocabulary and syntax a student is capable of reading. Students are divided into same-level groups and read level-appropriate books together, taking advantage of peer-instruction as they explore new vocabulary as a group. Leveled reading also benefits teachers, who are more equipped to tackle literacy problems in small, same-level groups. In this way, the frustrations of a “one-size fits all” approach are reduced as literacy skills are consolidated and challenged at each stage. When students learn basic literacy skills at their own pace, their enjoyment of reading increases, which can inspire them to read more.

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