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    My daughter worked with SRA multiple skills reading books this year at school and we'd like to continue with that or find something comparable. She's working on level H right now (which is the 8th grade) which is a little below her level, but we like the information in the paragraphs and she does several of them per day, so she moves through them quickly. She swears there is a level I (as in 'eye'), but I can't seem to find it for purchase any where. AND these books were published in 1997-1998, so maybe something else would be better anyways. Her actual level is something that is right below SAT level, so we're also wondering if it's just better to do SAT practice. (But she gets so much info and vocab from the other SRA book she has that it is a little aggravating to give it up.) Does anyone use anything good for reading comprehension work?

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    Originally Posted by lucky_mom
    Her actual level is something that is right below SAT level, so we're also wondering if it's just better to do SAT practice. (But she gets so much info and vocab from the other SRA book she has that it is a little aggravating to give it up.) Does anyone use anything good for reading comprehension work?
    Seems like the SAT practice essays will be chock full of information and vocab. I liked the idea of the classic literature with the SAT word definitions at the bottom of the page, but DS wasn't ever interested.

    Would she read an encyclopedia? My son liked 'yearbooks' and 'Trivia books.'

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    She reads anything she can get her hands on. It's a matter of getting her to answer questions about what she is reading. She likes to do it when she likes to do it.
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    I guess we could do the SAT practice essays, I just don't like the idea that they are practice essays for a test and not just reading for the sake of understanding (which would be our intent). I could always Re-Label the SAT books to say "Practice Reading Comprehension Exercises for Advanced Girls" ----I've done the re-labeling thing in the past to psychologically get my daughter past the intent of the book's creation. Plenty of math books in our house have said, "Fun Every Day Math for Girls" to get past the 'boys do math' thing. Yea, a little strange maybe, but it worked in our house, especially when she was really little.

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    Originally Posted by lucky_mom
    "Practice Reading Comprehension Exercises for Advanced Girls" ----I've done the re-labeling thing in the past to psychologically get my daughter past the intent of the book's creation. Plenty of math books in our house have said, "Fun Every Day Math for Girls" to get past the 'boys do math' thing. Yea, a little strange maybe, but it worked in our house, especially when she was really little.
    That's awesome! Go YOu Lucky-Mom!
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    Originally Posted by Grinity
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    Would she read an encyclopedia? My son liked 'yearbooks' and 'Trivia books.'

    My DD also loves her Almanac (by National Geographic).


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    Originally Posted by LittleCherub
    I see SRA Reading Series Level H Workbook:

    But it has a publication date of 1966.

    Which probably means it has a lot more advanced reading material than if it were published today. smile


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