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READ 180 STRETCH

Ramp Up Rigor for READ 180 Stage C Students

Challenge READ 180 Stage C students to become critical readers, writers, and thinkers with READ 180 STRETCH. READ 180 STRETCH is a supplemental instructional program and rigorous library for Stage C classrooms. Designed to fit seamlessly into your READ 180 instructional model, READ 180 STRETCH extends rBook instruction to prepare high school students for lifelong reading, research, and writing.

Rigorous Reading: READ 180 STRETCH Library

READ 180 STRETCH engages Stage C Level 3-4 readers with a high-interest collection of fiction and nonfiction in the Lexile® range of 700-1200. READ 180 STRETCH includes a fiction and nonfiction title for each workshop extension. Each STRETCH title has a Scholastic Reading Counts! (SRC!) Higher Order Thinking (H.O.T.) quizzes.
READ 180 STRETCH Strategy Guide
READ 180 STRETCH Strategy Guide

Comprehensive Instruction:
READ 180 STRETCH Strategy Guide

READ 180 STRETCH is designed to support Stage C students with strategies to think critically, read deeply, and research and write analytically. The STRETCH Strategy Guide includes three core instructional components: STRETCH Strategies, Rigorous Reading, and Extended Research and Writing.

The READ 180 STRETCH Guide Provides Instruction in:

1 CRITICAL THINKING
2 THOUGHTFUL READING
3 RESEARCH, STUDY SKILLS, AND WRITING
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CRITICAL THINKING

STRETCH Strategies for Whole-Group Instruction teaches step-by-step critical thinking strategies that can be applied across all academic subjects.
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THOUGHTFUL READING

Resources for Independent Reading and Small-Group Instruction promote deep understanding through guiding questions that lead students through fiction and nonfiction titles connected to rBook Workshop themes. Socratic Seminars, essential questions, ACT/SAT-style writing prompts, H.O.T. (Higher Order Thinking) Pages, and SRC! H.O.T. Quizzes challenge students to think critically.
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RESEARCH, STUDY SKILLS, AND WRITING

Writing Lessons for Whole- and Small-Group Instruction help teach focused research and study skills and extend the genre taught in the rBook by providing an opportunity for more extensive writing.
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