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OR 23x p l o r e r s x p l o r e r s Develop young ELs’ literacy, language, and understanding of social studies topics. • Standards-based content that engages students in learning to read • Precise leveling for accurate placement and targeted teaching • Built-in language, vocabulary, and comprehension scaffolds Level: I/15, Lexile: 360LLevel: I/15, Lexile: 400L Nonfiction-to-Fiction Text Pairs Social Studies Books with Language Support Geography Level: G/11, Lexile: 230L Then and Now Level: M/28, Lexile: 460L Rules and Government Level: K/20, Lexile: 380L Communities Level: D/6, Lexile: 50L Government and Citizenship Level: H/14, Lexile: 360L 45Emergent Set A EARLY LEARNING Call for Spanish! LevelsA–E1–8 *Beginning Reading Emergent Set B NonfictionFiction Nonfiction-to-Fiction Text Pair Emergent Set C KEY WY- E/8 Lexile: 260L reading level Lexile level order code WY-A60408 Level B/2 Lexile: BR* WY-A60293 Level C/3 Lexile: BR* WY-A60415 Level B/2 Lexile: 30L WY-A60286 Level C/3 Lexile: 30L WY-A60323 Level C/4 Lexile: BR* WY-A60330 Level C/4 Lexile: 190L WY-A60422 Level D/6 Lexile: 80L WY-A60439 Level D/6 Lexile: 190L WY-A60309 Level E/7 Lexile: BR* . WY-A60316 Level E/7 Lexile: 60L WY-A60347 Level E/8 Lexile: 180L WY-A60354 Level E/8 Lexile: 130L WY-A81090 Level B/2 Lexile: BR* WY-A74986 Level C/3 Lexile: 50L WY-A75068 Level C/4 Lexile: 90L WY-A81106 Level D/6 Lexile: 60L WY-A75006 Level E/7 Lexile: 20L WY-A75082 Level E/8 Lexile: 110L WY-Y00724 Level A/1 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00727 Level A/1 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00728 Level B/2 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00725 Level A/1 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00729 Level C/3 Lexile: 20L WY-Y00731 Level C/4 Lexile: 130L WY-Y00734 Level D/5 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00735 Level D/5 Lexile: BR* WY-Y00738 Level D/6 Lexile: 120L WY-Y00737 Level D/6 Lexile: 50L WY-Y00739 Level E/7 Lexile: 80L WY-Y00742 Level E/8 Lexile: 130L CLASSROOM STARTER PACKS Individual Title 6-Packs (See code near each title.) • 6 Leveled Books • Teacher’s Guide • Text-Dependent Comprehension Question Card Emergent Set A, B, or C 6-Packs$42 45x p l o r e r s x p l o r e r s Early Set AEarly Set CEarly Set B WY-A61122 Level I/16 Lexile: 320L WY-A61139 Level I/16 Lexile: 410L WY-A61184 Level F/10 Lexile: 420L WY-A61191 Level F/10 Lexile: 240L WY-A61108 Level G/12 Lexile: 310L WY-A61115 Level G/12 Lexile: 370L WY-A61061 Level G/11 Lexile: 230L WY-A61078 Level G/11 Lexile: 130L WY-A61085 Level I/15 Lexile: 360L WY-A61092 Level I/15 Lexile: 400L WY-A74641 Level F/9 Lexile: 260L WY-A74689 Level F/10 Lexile: 420L WY-A75181 Level G/11 Lexile: 250L WY-A81212 Level F/10 Lexile: 320L WY-A81229 Level H/14 Lexile: 380L WY-A74627 Level H/13 Lexile: 270L WY-A81199 Level G/11 Lexile: 250L WY-A75204 Level G/12 Lexile: 290L WY-A74665 Level H/14 Lexile: 330L WY-A81205 Level I/15 Lexile: 350L WY-A74849 Level I/16 Lexile: 260L WY-A74825 Level I/15 Lexile: 280L WY-Y00746 Level F/9 Lexile: 290L WY-Y00745 Level F/9 Lexile: 380L WY-Y00744 Level F/10 Lexile: 260L WY-Y00747 Level G/11 Lexile: 420L WY-Y00748 Level G/11 Lexile: 360L WY-Y00751 Level H/13 Lexile: 300L WY-Y00752 Level H/13 Lexile: 360L WY-Y00754 Level H/14 Lexile: 360L WY-Y00755 Level I/15 Lexile: 420L WY-Y00758 Level I/16 Lexile: 560L CLASSROOM STARTER PACKS Individual Title 6-Packs (See code near each title.) • 6 Leveled Books • Teacher’s Guide • Text-Dependent Comprehension Question Card Early Set A, B, or C 6-Packs$43 67EARLY LEARNING Call for Spanish! LevelsF–M9–28 Early/Fluent Set A WY-A61245 Level M/28 Lexile: 540L WY-A61252 Level M/28 Lexile: 420L WY-A61283 Level L/24 Lexile: 340L WY-A61290 Level L/24 Lexile: 380L WY-A61269 Level J/18 Lexile: 490L WY-A61276 Level J/18 Lexile: 430L Early/Fluent Set B WY-A81151 Level K/20 Lexile: 290L WY-A81151 Level J/18 Lexile: 460L WY-A74467 Level L/24 Lexile: 430L WY-A81168 Level M/28 Lexile: 430L Early/Fluent Set C WY-Y00761 Level J/18 Lexile: 410L WY-Y00762 Level K/20 Lexile: 420L WY-Y00764 Level K/20 Lexile: 380L WY-Y00766 Level L/24 Lexile: 490L WY-Y00768 Level M/28 Lexile: 460L WY-Y00769 Level M/28 Lexile: 490L CLASSROOM STARTER PACKS Individual Title 6-Packs (See code near each title.) • 6 Leveled Books • Teacher’s Guide • Text-Dependent Comprehension Question Card Early/Fluent Set A, B, or C 6-Packs $49 Level: M/28, Lexile: 430L 67Downloadable Take-Home Book Leveled Books Comprehension Power Tool Flip Chart Set Text-Dependent Comprehension Question Card Assessment Handbooks (informal) Teacher’s Guide Interactive E-Book (for every title) Comprehension Strategy Assessment Books (formal) All the Tools You Need to Teach, Engage, and Assess Nonfiction-to-Fiction Text Pair NonfictionFiction WATCH FOR THIS SYMBOL Integrate social studies and literacy instruction. • Social studies texts help you use your teaching time and resources effectively. • Precise leveling helps primary students start reading successfully. • Outstanding illustrations and photos engage students and increase content comprehension. • Text-dependent comprehension questions for every book prepare students for evidence-based questions. Level: D/6 KEY WY- E/8 Lexile: 260L reading level Lexile level order code Social Studies Theme Sets FREE! Classroom Display Boxes are FREE with themes of 6 titles or more. 89See Spanish pp. 58–59. EARLY LEARNING Levels A–M1–28 Text Features: • Direct picture-to-text match • Predictable language patterns • High-frequency word at the beginning of every line Text Features: • Moderate picture-to-text match • Varying sentence patterns • Captions, chapter heads, charts, and other new text features Text Features: • Moderate/low picture-to-text match • Text that becomes more descriptive • Rich vocabulary incorporated • Phrasal line breaks for fluency • Glossary and index included Emergent Levels: A–E (1–8) Sample Emergent Title (Level: C/3) Early/Fluent Levels: J–M (18–28) Sample Early/Fluent Title (Level: K/20) Early Levels: F–I (9–16) Sample Early Title (Level: H/14) 89Next >