Education & Teaching, Elementary Education 

Scott Foresman Reading Street ©2008 SF Reading Street Grade 1 Scott Foresman Reading Street (©2008) components for Grade 1. High-interest, authentic literature provides opportunities for cross-textual reading in the content areas. Practice with higher-order thinking skills and writing tasks prepares students for state tests.Scott Foresman Reading Street - Elementary Reading Comprehension Program 2008© is an all-new reading instruction program for Grades PreK–6. Reading Street is designed to help teachers build readers through motivating and engaging literature, scientifically research-based instruction, and a wealth of reliable teaching tools. The reading program takes the guesswork out of differentiating instruction with a strong emphasis on ongoing progress-monitoring and an explicit plan to help with managing small groups of students. In addition, Reading Street prioritizes skill instruction at each grade level, so teachers can be assured they will focus on the right reading skill, at the right time, and for every student.Research and Validity With the No Child Left Behind Act tying federal funding to student performance on achievement assessments, K–12 content alignment is one of the most important educational issues in the United States today. Education experts, trained in the coding process, made independent decisions as to the quality and content for each test question and state educational objective. Ninety-eight percent of Scott Foresman Reading Street tests aligned above the median for recently aligned state assessments. Authors The authors of Scott Foresman Reading Street are nationally recognized experts, practitioners, and researchers. Their research continues to help identify the critical components that are essential for teaching children reading. - from Amzon