Read & Retell is a three-level reading series for beginner students. This reading program has been designed to strengthen students’ foundation of literacy abilities. It particularly focuses on improving students’ reading comprehension and oral reading fluency ? two skills that are essential for future academic success. Throughout Read & Retell , various retelling activities are presented to build students’ comprehension proficiency. The series’ exciting and captivating oral activities reinforce students’ oral reading fluency as well. With Read & Retell , students will develop the abilities and habits needed to become fluent readers.
Features
1. Theme-based topics with engaging fiction and nonfiction stories 2. Basic story elements and reading skills: characters, time, place, plot, problem & solution, main idea & details 3. Lively Oral Reading Fluency activities to improve students’ reading accuracy, speed, and expression 4. Literacy Center to boost students’ knowledge of pronunciation, grammar, high frequency words, and punctuation 5. Special Sections: reading day and retelling day 6. Retelling Charts for special sections
7. Retelling Cards for each unit
Family UNIT 1_Fiction Grandpa's Hobby Character / Prounuciation UNIT 2_Fiction Big Broher's Big Drums Character / Grammar UNIT 3_Nonfiction The Peafowl Family Main Idea & Details / Punctuation
Confidence UNIT 4_Fiction Stan and Me Time / Pronunciation UNIT 5_Fiction Wilbur and Orville's Plane Time / Grammar UNIT 6_Nonfiction How to Give a Speech Main Idea & Details / Punctuation
Read & Retell 1 UNIT 7 Dumpling Day Reading Day UNIT 8 Dumpling Day Reading Day
Store UNIT 9_Fiction The Cookie Factory Place / Pronunciation UNIT 10_Fiction Ruth the Fashion Queen! Place / Grammar UNIT 11_Nonfiction At the Ski Resort Main Idea & Details / Punctuation
Sports UNIT 12_Fiction Mr Fair's Bellt Pops Plot / Pronunciation UNIT 13_Fiction The Egg-Spoon Race Plot / Grammar UNIT 14_Nonfiction Wear White at Wimbledon Main Idea & Details / Punctuation
Read & Retell 2 UNIT 15 Basketball Ballet Reading Day UNIT 16 Basketball Ballet Reading Day
Review Test Review Test 1, 2, 3, 4 Word List Read & Retell Sheets Retelling Cards