More Reading Comprehension - Level 1

Purchase More Reading Comprehension - Level 1

MORE Reading Comprehension Level 1 includes 25 selections in the following 6 subject areas. A sample passage title is given for each subject area:

Social Studies-Sally Ride
Science-The Color of the Sky
Philosophy, Logic, and Math-Secret Codes: Playing with Math
Combined Subjects-Dolphins to the Rescue
Literature and Language-Living in Space
The Arts-Eskimo Carving

MORE Reading Comprehension follows the same 7-step format for presenting the passage as the Reading Comprehension books. Additionally, the books include a writing component that gives students practice in writing a short paragraph as well as a longer piece that requires them to think critically and explain their interpretation of the selection.

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