Readers in Residence, vol. 1 - Sleuth

Includes the all-in-one student text and workbook, an the answer key. The series is a reading comprehension, literature, and vocabulary program. Students learn how to do the following: understand the author's craft, choices, and intentions recognize the literary elements authors use to create fiction and nonfiction make inferences from the details in the text plus their own prior knowledge and experience decode the meaning of unfamiliar words from context clues build a rich and varied vocabulary identify and understand figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, and hyperbole notice how expert writers employ the conventions of the English language (punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage) to achieve clarity Readers in ResidenceTM, Volume 1 is aimed at students in 4th grade and up. It is suitable for older students who struggle with reading comprehension or who are unfamiliar with the skills taught in this program.