Reading Detective

Description

Students read and analyse short literature passages and stories that include fiction and nonfiction genres. Then they answer multiple-choice and short-response questions, citing sentence evidence to support their answers. Concepts and skills covered in the series include:

Literary Analysis Skills
•  Define vocabulary using context clues
•  Recognise figurative language
•  Identify main idea, supporting details, and theme
•  Recognise literary devices
•  Identify story elements: theme, plot, setting, and characters

Reading Detective products include the following genres:

Award-Winning Literature Excerpts

Stories and Articles
•  Mystery
•  Humor
•  History
•  Adventure

Nonfiction Topics
•  Science
•  Math
•  Geography
•  History
•  Biography
•  Inventions
•  Sports

The Grades 3–4 (Beginning) and Grades 6–12+ remedial (Rx) levels are organised into single-skills units with a concluding mixed-skills unit. The Grades 5–6 (A1) and 7–8 (B1) levels include mixed-skills throughout. All levels provide an introductory lesson for each skill.

Rx activities are “prescriptive” to help under-performing students in Grades 6–12+ improve their comprehension skills. Reading level is Grades 3–5; story content is Grades 6+.

Teaching Support
Includes pretests, post-tests, lesson guidelines, and answers with detailed evidence. Reading and literary analysis skills are based on grade-level standards.