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Action Book Collections meet your needs – in content-area learning and independent reading practice – for after-school programs, reading groups, or any time you can engage reluctant readers with great books at their level.
Designed for struggling readers, Scholastic Action Book Collections offer independent reading practice with built-in skills activities to increase comprehension and language acquisition. Innovative, research-based components support students as they read, and provide structured engagement and accountability.

Action Book Collections offer:

• Quality hi-lo books, featuring multiple genres and text structures to maintain student interest.
• A balance of fiction and nonfiction correlated to core curriculum content.
• A systematic leveling system that matches students to age-appropriate books they can read successfully.
• Books with embedded reading strategies and targeted vocabulary, fostering reading success.
• Interactive Reader's Notes that build skills with exercises connected to specific passages in each book.

Teacher's Guides support differentiated instruction:

• Meet the needs of every student, whether using in direct instruction, for independent reading, or in an after-school program.
• Get effective intervention ideas and ELL support.
• Assess students quickly with Grading Criteria for the Reader's Notes.