Bring the Classics to Life Audio CDs. These high-interest audio-book compact discs have been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each audio-CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other.
 

Bring the Classics to Life Read-Alongs(Books & Audio-CDs) These high-interest read-alongs have been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each book: Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, and sequencing, Contains 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format, and defines and uses new vocabulary in context, prior to each chapter. Includes exciting illustrations in every chapter and answer keys at the back of each book. Reading levels were measured by the Fry Readability Scale and written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other.
 

Bring The Classics To Life Books. These novels have been adapted into 10 short chapters that will excite the reluctant reader as well as the enthusiastic one. Key words are defined and used in context. Multiple-choice questions require the student to recall specific details, sequence the events, draw inferences from story context, develop another name for the chapter, and choose the main idea. Let the Classics introduce Kipling, Stevenson, and H.G. Wells. Your students will embrace the notion of Crusoe's lonely reflections, the psychological reactions of a Civil War soldier at Chancellorsville, and the tragedy of the Jacobite Cause in 18th Century Scotland. In our society, knowledge of these Classics is a cultural necessity. Improves fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. High Interest/Low Readability Each workbook may be used on a consumable basis or reproduced for multiple usage. - Is divided into 10 short chapters. - Was written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. - Has been measured by the Fry Readability Formula. - Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details and sequencing. - Has 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format. - Defines and uses in context new vocabulary, prior to each chapter. - Includes complete answer keys for comprehension and vocabulary exercises. - Contains 72 pages with exciting illustrations.
 

e-Book Downloads - Bring the Classics to Life Series
 

e-Audio DOWNLOADS (MP3s) Bring the Classics to Life Series. These 10 chapter classics introduce great literature while improving listening skills.
 

BRING THE CLASSICS TO LIFE COMPUTER SOFTWARE High Interest/Low Readability Reading Levels 1-2-3-4-5. Interest Level to Adult. Each title includes the entire Classic novel in a ten-chapter format. This format achieves immediate success for the student who finds the original version too difficult to read. Each novel was rewritten at lower-than-original reading levels using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary and measured by the Fry Readability Formula. New teaching vocabulary is defined and used in context, a preview illustration is supplied, and a dictionary definition and preview question is provided. New vocabulary presented in each chapter is reinforced and graded after each reading selection. After each chapter, the student completes ten comprehension questions. Multiple-choice requires the student to recall specific details, sequence the events, draw inference from chapter context, develop another name for the chapter and select the main idea. Reading fluency and rate development are achieved through the use of controlled reading methodology either in full-line format or fluency slot modality. Rate of presentation for each chapter may be varied from 40 to 520 words per minute. Comprehension and vocabulary scores for thirty (30) students can be maintained within "The Record Keeper." Each student's record is maintained using his or her name, plus an individual ID#. Students' scores may be analyzed on the monitor and/or printed. Windows/PC based.