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Assign a month of Article-A-Day for K-8 with the Scope & Sequences tool!

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Reading Passages

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Personalize instruction for every student by selecting from 1000s of nonfiction and fiction passages and adding one (or all!) of our research-based supports. You can also add passages to science and social studies units to increase reading practice.
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Patsy Paves the Way!

U.S. History, Civics & Government, Perseverance

  • 2nd
  • 720L
  • 199 Words
  • Nonfiction
  • 1 Q set
Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer (1922–2008) and Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum (1924–1986) Wiring the Right Side of ENIAC, ca. 1946. Reproduction Courtesy of the U.S. Army

Women Programmers of ENIAC

U.S. History, Technology & Engineering

  • 7th
  • 1030L
  • 451 Words
  • Nonfiction
  • 1 Q set

Why the Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly Changes Color

Life Science

  • 9th-10th
  • 1350L
  • 355 Words
  • Nonfiction
  • 1 Q set

Article-A-Day

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Transform students’ comprehension in just 10 minutes a day by building background knowledge, vocabulary, and reading stamina. Article-A-Day provides weekly text sets of engaging nonfiction passages. Plan an entire year with our K-8 Scope & Sequences!

Plants

Article-A-Day

Life Science

  • K
  • 210L to 490L
  • Nonfiction

Women Scientists

Article-A-Day

World History

  • 4th
  • 790L to 960L
  • Nonfiction

Women Activists

Article-A-Day

U.S. History, Civics & Government

  • 8th
  • 1070L to 1190L
  • Nonfiction

Paired Texts

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Engage students in deeper thinking! Paired texts are two passages about a common topic, theme, or literary element. Spanish-English Paired Texts are a Spanish passage that builds background knowledge and a paired English passage about a similar topic. All paired texts have a question set to help students draw important connections and deepen reading comprehension.

Social Reformers

Paired Text
  1. Dorothea Dix
  2. Jane Addams

U.S. History

  • 11th-12th
  • 1320L & 1480L
  • 836 & 541 Words
  • Nonfiction
  • 1 Q set

Bees in North America

Spanish-English Paired Text
  1. Las increíbles abejas de América del Norte
  2. The Buzz About Native Bees

Life Science

  • 3rd
  • 1010L
  • 383 & 310 Words
  • Nonfiction
  • 1 Q set
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