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Philomena- I see that some people are suggesting the Fountas/Pinnel
benchmark system for you. If I understood your questions, you are
looking for a reading curriculum to use with different content areas
for middle school interventions. The Fountas and Pinnel is an
assessment tool, not a reading program. I work with middle schoolers
at the moment and have used Options books-they're pretty good.
Jamestown Publishing puts out many different content area books that
the kids find interesting and seem to enjoy.
The F&P benchmark assessment system kind of peters out after 6th
grade, because most kids are reading at the upper limits of testing.
Also, my colleagues and I have found that the leveling for books after
P or Q gets a little dicey. The vocabulary and sentence length might
lead to a lower level than the overall gist of the reading. Or the
reverse happens! A through Z leveling does not seem to work well in
middle school, the topics covered and the concepts presented are more
important to take into consideration with your age and skill level
groups.
Michelle- NY AIS Reading Teacher
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