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Spargo, Edward – 1989
This book contains 50 timed reading selections designed to increase reading speed and comprehension for readers at the ninth grade level. Other books in the series cover grades 4-13. A brief introduction outlines steps students should follow to increase their speed and comprehension. After each selection the book offers 10 questions designed to…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Junior High Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency
Warner, John F.; Warner, Margaret B. – 1987
Intended to increase reading motivation in students, this book features tales of ghosts and poltergeists. The tales range from the legendary to the contemporary. These accounts of ghost stories in the book provide subject matter for thoughtful interpretation and discussion, while challenging students in four critical reading categories: main idea,…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
