SRA/McGraw-Hill Launches New Edition of Reading Intervention Program, Kaleidoscope
New Edition Extends Levels to Include Grades K-8 with Enhanced Language Arts Components
PRNewswire
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Jul 25, 2007
For students who need extra reading and language arts intervention in Grades K-8, SRA/McGraw-Hill now offers a new, extended edition of Kaleidoscope, a comprehensive program originally launched in 2003 for Grades 2-6.
SRA Kaleidoscope is designed to prevent struggling readers in Grades K-1 from falling behind and to bring Grades 2-8 students performing two or more years behind up to grade level. This effective, research-based program meets the Response to Intervention (RtI) requirements of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Kaleidoscope condenses the essence of SRA's latest basal reading and language arts program, Imagine It! It is designed to deliver two years of instruction in a single year. It can be used with other basal programs as well.
Daily lessons address each of the five critical areas of reading: -- Phonemic Awareness -- Phonics -- Fluency -- Vocabulary -- Comprehension
In addition, Kaleidoscope provides targeted instruction in decoding, word study, dictation, grammar, mechanics, writing, and spelling.
"In this edition, the language arts elements are much stronger than before. We have provided additional vocabulary activities, and the vocabulary strategies are more explicit. Spelling lists and practice activities have been added. And, writing is much more robust," said Sue Andrews, SRA director of marketing for reading and language arts. "In addition, Differentiated Instruction activities for independent, small groups, and collaborative groups have also been added."
The program offers everything a teacher needs to teach while building student engagement, motivation, and accomplishment, including:
-- An Intervention Package which contains all core teacher materials
including Teacher Editions, Blackline Masters, Annotated Teacher
Editions and many more teacher components
-- Themed lessons
-- Differentiated instruction
-- Integrated technology
-- Assessment
-- Hard cover Student Readers with high interest, lower readability
reading selections
-- Leveled Readers for Intervention for additional practice in fluency,
vocabulary, and comprehension
History of Success
Research has demonstrated consistent success in schools using the previous edition of SRA Kaleidoscope to bring struggling readers up to grade level.
For example, Lawton Chiles Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., showed positive results. On tests measuring words read per minute, students gained an average of 24.5 words!
About SRA/McGraw-Hill
SRA/McGraw-Hill is the top provider of specialized research-based educational programs and professional development for the elementary market. Leading programs include SRA Imagine It! reading program, Direct Instruction, Real Math, and additional core and supplemental programs. SRA is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP). McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of instructional, assessment, and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 40 languages. Additional information is available at http://mheducation.com/. For more information on SRA/McGraw-Hill's products, call 1-888-SRA-4543 and visit http://sraonline.com/.
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CONTACT: Sue Andrews
SRA-McGraw-Hill
+1-614-750-7371
sue_andrews@mcgraw-hill.com
Melina Metzger
Paul Werth Associates
+1-614-224-8114 Ext. 236
mmetzger@paulwerth.com