This collection features one each of the six readers required for EPS' Grade 6Making Connections curriculum series. They're designed to be used with the sold-separately Making Connections Teacher's Edition, Grade 6 and Making Connections Student Book, Grade 6. 

These high-interest readers feature both narrative and informational books that cover a variety of genres. The informational readers incorporate the use of nonfiction features such as indexes, glossaries, tables of content, and captions. All readers include a purpose-setting question, graphic organizer, follow-up comprehension questions, and a writing activity. 

EPS' Making Connections curriculum can be used as either a supplemental or stand-alone reading comprehension curriculum. Each unit focuses on a specific skill that's introduced and developed through explicit instruction, practice, and support. 

6th Grade Reader Titles & Focus Points Include: 

 

• Whale Rescue (Cause and Effect) 
• Voices of Clay (Figurative Language) 
• A Trip to Puerto Rico (Bias and Prejudice) 
• The Rio Grande (Comparing/Contrasting) 
• The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (Drawing Conclusions and Predicting Outcomes) 
• The Outer Banks of North Carolina (Main Idea)