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QReads Print

For Middle and High School Grade Students

Reading Levels: A–F

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.

QReads uses the TExT Model of Reading to teach oral reading fluency, while developing knowledge and extending vocabulary and comprehension. Students follow a brief routine through a series of increasingly difficult text passages. Exercises accompanying each daily passage help check and build comprehension along with fluency. Students gain confidence in their skills as they move from level to level.

How is QReads different from QuickReads?
QReads was designed to address the needs of middle to high school students who are struggling with fluency. Improving the fluency of the ELL student in middle and high school may pose a challenging paradox. The texts that are currently available for developing literacy skills may be uninteresting or immature for middle or high school student. QReads was designed with topics that will interest middle and high school student and also support their literacy skills.

All QuickReads products, including QReads, include topics from two subject areas: Science and Social Studies, but QReads also includes Arts & Culture and Literature & Language. These four subjects represent the interests of and increased number of content area classes required of middle and high school students.

How does QReads follow the language format established in QuickReads Print edition?

QReads follow the curriculum of high frequency vocabulary and phonic/syllabic patterns of the TExT model. For example, texts in Level A/B emphasize the 400-600 most frequent words and one-syllable words with long and short vowels and r-controlled. The texts of the next level (C/D) emphasize the 1,000 most-frequent words and two-syllable words with regular vowel patterns.

Developing Knowledge and Fluency
QReads texts were tailored for the interests of young adolescents, while addressing the state and national standards for content areas. For example, in the Arts & Culture topic of Fashion, (Level D) students read about careers in fashion, and how fashion is affected by international influences. Fashion meets the 9-12th grade Visual Arts standards in National Standards for Art Education, as well, as the National Standards for Economics.

QReads is also great for students who are currently unable to access the content that they are expected to learn at their grade level. While they are increasing their fluency, vocabulary, they are also learning about content that they may be missing.

What is included in each kit?
Group Kits contain two levels each (i.e., A & B, C & D, or E & F) providing you with a cost effective and flexible program for your classroom.
Each kit includes:

• 1 Teacher’s Edition
• 6 Student Guides for each level (12 student guides in all)
• 2 Playaway® audio devices (portable, compact, easy-to-use digital audio books for the modeled reading passages)

Student Guides: Student Guide pages are designed to make learning and teaching as easy as possible. Pages are clean and uncluttered to support students in focusing on the text. Features such as Key Notes and Fast Facts help students build skills of notetaking and research, while improving fluency. Each reading passage contains numerals that indicate word count, allowing students to track and monitor their own learning.

Audio Component: A QReads Group Kit comes with 2 Playaway® audio devices, each loaded with content from both levels—for example, a device for Level E/F contains modeled readings for both Level E and Level F. Playaway® is a portable, compact, easy-to-use digital audio book offered in place of an audio CD. Simply plug in the earphones (included), turn it on, press “Play” and students can follow along.

Teacher’s Edition: The QReads Teacher’s Edition contains a wealth of features to help teachers effectively support students. It offers research support for QReads. Placement and assessment tools are included to determine which level best fits students’ needs. The steps of the instructional routine are presented and explained. Extension activities and student self-checks make it easy for students to apply and monitor what they’re learning, while Parent Guide and Supporting Reading features ensure that learning extends beyond the classroom.

What is the Lexile rating for each level?
With six separate levels spanning reading levels from grades two through six, a QReads program can be matched to each student’s individual level.

QuickReads Level	Grade-level curriculum	Lexile rating
Level A	Early grade 2	Lexile 140L-400L
Level B	Grade 2	Lexile 235L-500L
Level C	Grade 3	Lexile 330L-700L
Level D	Grade 4	Lexile 445L-810L
Level E	Grade 5	Lexile 565L-910L
Level F	Grade 6	Lexile 665L-1000L

Features

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.

• Curriculum-embedded non-fiction passages in four content areas (Science, and Social Studies, Arts & Culture, and Literature & Language) are interesting and fun for middle and high school students

• Passages are based on the Dr. Hiebert’s TExT Model of reading, just like the original QuickReads.

• Content includes redesigned passages from original QuickReads passages, as well as, new passages specifically written to fit the parameters of QReads.

• Each kit contains:
  • 6 Student Guides for 2 level (12 student guides in all).
  • 1 Teacher’s Edition
  • 2 Playaway® audio devices (portable, compact, easy-to-use digital audio books for the modeled reading passages)

Content

Content Explorer: View Topics and Passage Titles for QReads

• High-frequency words make up 98% of the texts

• Hard words are repeated so students can develop meaning and word recognition strategies for hard words

• Text length corresponds to grade-level reading rate for 1 minute

• Just like QuickReads, the topics in QReads follow the national standards in that content area.

• Each QReads Level contains passages from each of the four content areas, Science, Art & Culture, Social Studies, and Literature & Language. There are three subjects per content area. One topic in each subject, 4 passages in each subjects. The total count for passages per level is 48.

• Science subjects include Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science

• Art & Culture subjects include Cultural Studies, Fine and Performing Arts, and Everyday Arts

• Social Studies subjects include Civics, Geography/Economics, and History

• Literature & Language subjects include Literature, Communication, and Everyday Reading