{"product_id":"comprehension-boosters-9780470399927","title":"Comprehension Boosters","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn effective resource for improving young students' comprehension skills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 100 high-interest reading activities, this book is designed to help students gain fundamental comprehension skills so they can succeed in reading complex and varied types of texts. Each lesson includes a brief reading selection followed by questions, multiple-choice selections, and thinking and writing activities. The activities, all on reproducible worksheets, can be used to give individual students or groups extra practice, or as supplemental skill-building and test-prep activities for the full class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eActivities are grouped within seven units, each focusing on an important aspect of comprehension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnits increase in difficulty level so that students gain proficiency as they work through the material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHigh-interest themes include stories about robots, animal helpers, space, and famous people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers activities that build the advanced cognitive skills called for in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach lesson includes a teacher section with guidance on how to introduce the activities to students and support them in their reading practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16233176\"\u003eThomas G. Gunning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.04h x 8.50w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470399927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470399929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU029020\"\u003eTeaching | Subjects | Reading \u0026amp; Phonics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU010000\"\u003eSchools | Levels | Elementary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas G. Gunning, a consultant and former public school teacher, is professor emeritus in the Department of Reading at Southern Connecticut State University and adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University. He teaches a variety of courses on literacy, remedial reading, and reading diagnosis. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565019459821,"sku":"9780470399927","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_82babf25-5222-4910-9c80-e50db97d5f29.jpg?v=1701858031","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/comprehension-boosters-9780470399927","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}