Reading for Speed and Fluency, 2e

Content

Overview

Key Features

Walkthrough

• Student Book

• Supplementary Materials

• Digital Materials

Overview

• First edition published in 2009

• Developed with Paul Nation

• Four-book series with 40 levelled readings per book

• Focus on building reading speed and fluency

– Limit unfamiliar vocabulary and structures

– Vocabulary pre-teaching

– Simple comprehension checks

Key Features

• Smoother level increase

• Eye-catching chapter opener; full-color design

• Simplified vocabulary preview activities

• High-interest topics

• Careful language leveling

Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4

1st edition 300 words 300 words 400 words 400 words

2nd edition 200 words500 voc

250 words700 voc

300 words1000 voc

350 words1400 voc

Key Features

• ten chapters with specific themes

– Nature, People, Places, The Arts, Science and Technology, Business, Health and Medicine, The Universe, Society, Beliefs

• four readings per chapter related to theme

• students check their understanding with comprehension exercises

• chapter ends with summarization page

– Includes scaffolding for lower levels

Student Book

Full-color photo related to theme

Discussion questions to get students interested in topic

New vocabulary introduced in charts at beginning of chapter

Student Book

• Focus question at start of each reading given as cue for comprehension

• Reading passages have been carefully levelled

– All the same word count

– All written within vocab pool

• Students record time at the end of reading

Student Book

• Reading is followed by 5 questions

– Main idea M/C question

– Details T/F questions

• Students then check

• Turn to summary at the end of the chapter

• Expansion questions to be used for speaking or writing

Student Book

• Each chapter ends with a summary activity

• Students complete this after each reading

• More scaffolding given at lower levels

Student Book

• Reading Speed Chart is provided at the back of the book

• Students record time

• Passage lengths are all the same

• Students can track their progress

Supplementary Materials

• Word Lists

• MP3 Audio

– Download or streaming

• Answer Key

Student Digital Materials

• Class Booster

– Digital companion for print materials

• Promotes learning outside the classroom

– Provides fun preview / reinforcement activities

– Accessible on mobile or PC

– Includes LMS for teachers to track students use of app and progress

Classroom Digital Materials

• Teacher’s Class Kit

– Interactive e-book for in-class use

– Annotation tools and embedded streaming audio

– Access through Compass homepage

• Registration required with serial number for 1-yr access

Question & Answer