American Women Achievers, Grades 3 - 5: High-Interest Nonfiction

Kathryn Wheeler

ago 2008 · Carson-Dellosa Publishing

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Invite students of varying reading levels in grades 3–5 to enjoy 40 high-interest biographies using American Woman Achievers. Each text is presented at two reading levels, and each version of the text includes a set of comprehension questions and a bonus activity. Comprehension skills include finding the main idea, reading for details, sequencing, using context clues, and drawing conclusions. This 128-page book has mixed-format questions, writing extensions, an assessment grid, and reproducible pages. It supports NCSS standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

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Kathryn Wheeler has worked as a teacher, an educational consultant, and an editor in educational publishing. She has taught reading and library skills at the elementary level, as well as writing classes at the college level. Kate was awarded a Michigan Council for the Arts grant for fiction. She has a bachelor of arts degree in English from Hope College. Currently, Kate lives in Michigan with her husband, Don. She writes educational materials and works part-time for a civil rights law firm.