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READ 180 Xtra Topic Software

Adaptive software to extend content in READ 180 classrooms by 33%!

Current READ 180 Educators* can offer students more choice and additional instruction with READ 180 Xtra Topic Software. These Topic CD's build on the program's proven technology-based, data-driven software. Students explore beloved authors, great books, and universal themes and ideas—while experiencing the powerful Reading, Spelling, Word, and Success Zones.

The READ 180 Xtra Topic Software includes motivation videos that emphasize content-area-based-topics. Each is designed to motivate students and build background for reading.

READ 180 version 1.6 customers can still purchase READ 180 Literature & the Arts Topic Software, which is the 1.6 version of the same great content.  If you are READ 180 version 1.6 customers, please download this order form.

READ 180 Xtra Topic Software includes:
12 new instructional segments per stage  
3 CDs
A Teacher's Guide  
A Classroom Poster

Stage B: Middle School
Watch a sample Stage B video
Some writers take us to extreme places in nature. Tales of Adventure


B10.1 The Call of the Wild
Jack London wrote this classic tale of a dog's return to nature.

B10.2 Deep Freeze
The water's never cold enough for Antarctic swimmer Lynne Cox.

B10.3 Man With a Mission
For Pablo Sandor, saving the world starts with one little lake in Chile.

B10.4 On Top of the World
Gus Mcleod conquered the frigid North Pole in an open-cockpit plane.

 
 
We can learn about the world through the experiences of others.
 
First Person
B11.1 A Timeless Voice
Anne Frank captivated the world with the most famous diary of all time.

B11.2 Sailing Into History
Ellen MacArthur takes everyone along on her record-breaking journeys.

B11.3 Bringing Up Baldo
Writing for the Funnies is comic relief for a team that creates a daily strip.

B11.4 Daughter of a Legend
Jackie Robinson's daughter remembers her father's place in history.
 
 
These people express their creativity in a really BIG way. Scene Stealers


B12.1 Prince of Salsa

Johnny Vazquez takes salsa dancing to new heights.

B12.2 Wrap Stars
The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude want you to look at the world in a different way.

B12.3 Broadway for "Rent"
Jonathan Larson rocked the Broadway stage with a downtown beat.

B12.4 Wall to Wall
Judy Baca's giant murals put the history of Los Angeles right in your face.

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*READ 180 Xtra Topic Software is available for purchase by READ 180 Enterprise Edition classrooms and schools only; CDs will not work without the READ 180 Enterprise Edition software.  READ 180 version 1.6 customers can still purchase READ 180 Literature & the Arts Topic Software, which is the 1.6 version of the same great content.  If you are READ 180 version 1.6 customers, please download this order form (PDF).