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For Elementary Grade Students
Reading Levels: A–F
QuickReads
The original member of the QuickReads product family provides a comprehensive research-based fluency program for elementary age students.
QuickReads Technology Edition
Featuring all the passages and activities of the print edition, QuickReads Technology Edition adds voice-recognition and automatic assessment and progress monitoring, making QuickReads even easier to use in more learning environments. Available for PC or Mac in Standalone and Network versions.
For Middle and High School Grade Students
Reading Levels: A–F
QReads
Based on the same text model and reading levels as QuickReads, the QReads program has been adapted in content, presentation and instruction to enhance fluency and comprehension for students in middle and high school.
For Students of Any Grade Already Using QuickReads
Reading Levels: A–D
QuickReads Fluency Library
Featuring additional passages designed to the same text model as QuickReads and aligned to the QuickReads topics, the Fluency Library provides opportunity for additional reading practice and deeper background knowledge.
For Students of Any Grade Already Using QuickReads
Reading Levels: A–D
QuickReads Become an Expert
Designed to motivate students to read more and expand their knowledge about the QuickReads topics, Become an Expert provides a collection of books specially chosen from various Pearson Education libraries to build upon the science and social studies content presented in QuickReads.
QuickReads Professional Development
The QuickReads program is easy for educators to learn how to use effectively. All QuickReads Print and Technology packages include a self-paced, multi-media DVD (also available separately) about the research findings of effective fluency instruction. QuickReads also comes with a self-paced training CD for quick and successful program implementation.
For Elementary Grade Students
Reading Levels: A–F
QuickReads
QuickReads offers a comprehensive program to strengthen fluency and comprehension, while building background knowledge in science and social studies. Each QuickReads level includes three books, covering six topics with five passages per topic. Built-in placement and ongoing progress monitoring ensures that every student benefits from using QuickReads.
QuickReads Technology Edition
Matching the innovative and successful QuickReads program with advanced Soliloquy technology offers a range of additional options for teaching and learning. Voice recognition technology provides students opportunities for independent reading practice with automatic feedback and correction. Additional features include built-in assessment and progress monitoring, increased accessibility and more.
For Middle and High School Grade Students
Reading Levels: A–F
QReads
All the benefits of the original QuickReads program are now available for older students, with redesigned passages that follow the same innovative and successful text model, new passages in additional content areas based on the national standards for middle and high school grades and activities suitable for older students. QReads are available in packs covering two reading levels each.
For Students of Any Grade Already Using QuickReads
Reading Levels: A–D
QuickReads Fluency Library
Each Fluency Library title extends one of the passages from each QuickReads topic, offering additional passages and activities to strengthen students’ fluency, comprehension and background knowledge. For each level, Fluency Library titles are available in individual 6-packs or a comprehensive Classroom Library.
For Students of Any Grade Already Using QuickReads
Reading Levels: A–D
QuickReads Become an Expert
For each level, there are six Expert Packs available, corresponding to three science topics and three social studies topics from the same QuickReads level. Expert Packs are available individually or in a Classroom Library for each level.
QuickReads Professional Development
The QuickReads program is easy for educators to learn how to use effectively. All QuickReads Print and Technology packages include a self-paced, multi-media DVD (also available separately) about the research findings of effective fluency instruction. QuickReads also comes with a self-paced training CD for quick and successful program implementation.
All of the passages in the original QuickReads Print and Technology editions, the QReads program and the QuickReads Fluency Library were created using the innovative Text Elements by Task (TExT) text difficulty model developed by QuickReads author Elfrieda H. Hiebert. This table summarizes the characteristics and objectives of the QuickReads text model at each reading level.
| QuickReads Level | Grade-level curriculum | High-frequency words | Phonics and syllable patterns | Target number of words per minute | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book 1 | Book 2 | Book 3 | ||||
| Level A | Early Grade 2 | 300 most frequent words | All long and short vowel patterns in single-syllable words | 80 words | 90 words | 100 words |
| Level B | Grade 2 | 400 most frequent words | All long and short vowel patterns, and r-controlled vowells in single-syllable words | 80 words | 90 words | 100 words |
| Level C | Grade 3 | 1,000 most frequent words | All vowel patterns in single-syllable words | 100 words | 110 words | 120 words |
| Level D | Grade 4 | 1,000 most frequent words | Two-syllable words | 110 words | 120 words | 130 words |
| Level E | Grade 5 | 2,500 most frequent words | Mutli-syllable words with inflected endings | 120 words | 130 words | 140 words |
| Level F | Grade 6 | 5,000 most frequent words | Mutli-syllable words with inflected endings | 130 words | 140 words | 150 words |
For Students of Any Grade Already Using QuickReads
Reading Levels: A–D
QuickReads Become an Expert
Unlike the other components of the QuickReads product family, Become an Expert features some of the finest content-area-specific books from Pearson Education’s various libraries, and are not written to conform to the QuickReads text model.
QuickReads Professional Development
Since the materials available for professional development are not intended for students, no text model was used to create them.