BEGINNING-FLUENT
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DESCRIPTION
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AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
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videos and transcripts of interviews with various Reading A–Z authors
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BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDES
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student guides provided at each level to help students write a bibliography
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BOOKMARK REPORTS
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bookmarks that double as bookreports
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CERTIFICATES
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various certificates to recognize student achievement in writing
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EDITING GUIDES
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student guides provided at each level to help students self-edit their writing
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
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leveled graphic organizers for each text type to help students plan their compositions
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LISTS
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lists to help support student writing, which include: adjectives, adverbs, confusing words, cross-curricular ideas, figurative language, glossary, literary devices, retired words, verbs, and writing ideas
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MINI-BOOKS
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miniature books that contain writing frames
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POSTERS
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posters of a writing sample for each text type and level to enlarge and display in the classroom for student reference
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RAZ BOOK CONNECTIONS
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links to Reading A–Z leveled readers that support and provide examples of each text type
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RESEARCH PACKETS
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themed packets of sample sources at each developmental level for use by teachers or students in the writing of informational reports
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REVISION CHECKLISTS
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student checklists provided at each level to help students revise their compositions
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RUBRICS
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a variety of easy to use guides to assess student writing according to a specific text type or good writing trait
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STORY CARDS
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character, plot, and setting cards that provide a fun way for students to create story starters for many types of writing
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SUMMER WRITING
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summer writing resources for both parents and students, designed to reinforce skills that students learned during the school year
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TEMPLATES
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various charts and forms to support student writing
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WORDLESS BOOKS
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books from which the text has been removed to allow students to create original stories based on pictures from the pages of an actual book
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WRITE-AWAYS
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primary and intermediate sentence frames for one-page quick compositions
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WRITING PROCESS GUIDES
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lessons that teach the writing process in relation to a text type, accompanied by a student booklet that models the complete writing process for a composition of that text type
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WRITING PROMPTS
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a variety of photo, illustrative, and written prompts for students to use as an inspirational spark for students' original compositions
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WRITING SAMPLES
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writing samples in each text type to use as a teaching tool and model of writing at each developmental level
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