Components

Four-page Power Builders contain a
high-interest fiction or nonfiction passage accompanied by photos or illustrations, multi-level questions about the reading,
and a Learn About Words section with vocabulary and word-study exercises.

Key Cards provide the answers to corresponding Power Builders. For Series 2 and 3, Key Cards direct students to specific Skill Builders that target areas of struggle as indicated by their scores.

Available for Series 2 and 3, these short, timed reading selections improve fluency and comprehension by challenging students to read quickly and answer the questions that follow.

Available for Series 2 and 3, these Key Cards contain the answers to Rate Builders. Students can use them to score their work and access immediate feedback, saving teachers time in the process.

Available for Series 2 and 3, Skill Builders provide additional targeted practice in basic comprehension, phonics, grammar, and word study. When Power Builder scores indicate a recurring area of struggle, students are directed to Skill Builders for reinforcement.

Available for Series 2 and 3, these Key Cards contain the answers to Skill Builders. Students can use them to score their work and access immediate feedback, saving teachers time in the process.

The Teacher’s Handbook provides a program overview as well as detailed,
level-specific information about program selections, skills, and procedures. The handbook additionally houses blackline masters of the Student Record Book.

Print versions are available for purchase through CREATE EasyOrder, the print on demand service of McGraw Hill.

The Student Record Book provides space for students to record their answers, make corrections to their work, and keep track
of their scores. These booklets additionally house the placement passages.

Blackline masters of the Student Record Book are available in the Teacher’s Handbook. Print versions are available for purchase through CREATE EasyOrder, the print on-demand service
of McGraw Hill.