Teaching 7th Grade Reading

Preparation for State Reading Assessments

Teach reading skills that will stick well beyond test day with Preparation for State Reading Assessments. This program contains nonfiction reading selections with multiple-choice and open-ended comprehension questions modeled after those used on standardized tests. As an added bonus, this program provides reading tips and strategies that work not only for taking standardized tests, but also for gleaning important information from any reading material.

Reading Informational Texts

Easily add engaging nonfiction to your 7th-grade curriculum with Reading Informational Texts. This program contains several reading selections from multiple subject areas, including history, science, and politics. Every text includes notes on quantitative and qualitative measures of text difficulty, detailed annotations to clarify text meaning, and short answer questions tied to common standards for reading informational texts.

Techniques of Propaganda & Persuasion

With Techniques of Propaganda & Persuasion, your 7th-grade students will develop the single most valuable skill they can have as readers—critical thinking. As students work through this program, they will learn to question and analyze the logic behind the messages in advertisements, news media, film, and even the literature they read in English class.

Pre-AP: Readings and Exercises

Give 7th-grade students the headstart they need to succeed in AP-level classes* with Prestwick House Pre-AP: Readings and Exercises. Along with an understanding of what to expect from higher-level courses, your students will gain the confidence to read with purpose, thoughtfully answer test questions, and create rich, well-written essays worthy of a 5.