Books

Reading Levels These books contain three developmentally appropriate reading levels for each grade span.

Low
Mid
High

Each level of the book conveys similar concepts, images, and vocabulary.

Quick Reads Allow students to expand their understanding of specific science topics by reading short passages.

Graphic Organizers Help students practice and demonstrate their reading comprehension by organizing information as they read.

Process Activities Give students opportunities to apply what they learn with more hands-on activities.

FOCUS Books
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Additional Science Books for Each Unit on High-Interest Topics

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FOCUS Book Teacher's Guide

FOCUS Books are additional science books on specific, high-interest topics for each Science A-Z instructional unit. The topic of each book helps students focus more deeply on individual concepts presented in the broader unit content. Each unit features multiple FOCUS Books with a mix of reading levels to support differentiated instruction.

FOCUS Books come with reading comprehension assessments and hands-on, inquiry-based science activities for students, plus instructional support for teachers. Students develop a deeper understanding of targeted science and engineering concepts by reading, writing, thinking, and doing.

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Why Use FOCUS Books

Focused
Opportunities to
Construct an
Understanding of
Science

FOCUS Books help students dig deeper into high-interest science topics while helping you address language arts standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, and science standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards.*

Each FOCUS Book supports science and literacy skills within the structure of the book:

A FOCUS Question on each book's title page sets a purpose for reading and identifies a crosscutting concept for the book.
The Read-Think-Write page assesses students' reading comprehension and their understanding of the Disciplinary Core Ideas, strengthening the reading-writing connection.
A hands-on, student-directed science experiment or engineering design challenge on the back cover of each book helps students to apply what they have learned and develop Scientific and Engineering Practices.

* Next Generation Science Standards is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards was involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.