Transitional Reading Series

Interactive textual supports help students make the leap to fluency

Research shows that transitional readers need leveled books with specific textual supports to help them navigate their way toward fluent, independent reading. Our Transitional Reading Series offers a unique way to bring this essential interaction between the reader and the text to life by providing integrated, on-demand audio instruction in the skills and knowledge necessary to the development of strategic reading of complex texts.

• Interactive prereading activities focus on genre and vocabulary
• “Think-Aloud” audio tips teach text structure, word-solving strategies, story elements, and reading strategies
• Reader’s Theater sections assist in fluency and comprehension
• Author’s Craft tips allow students to listen to the authors’ insights on the writing process
• End-of-chapter story maps help students develop visual constructs of text
• Includes 6 student books and 8 teaching cards
• All books written by well-known children's authors