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National Geographic LEVEL: beginning
World Windows is a nonfiction reading series which helps students build language skills and
learn about the world around them. This three-level course is designed for emergent readers and
features a rich variety of National Geographic images and content. Through topics as diverse as
earth science and economics, students will be exposed to a wide variety of text types, structures,
and features.
Each reader is accompanied by a full-color workbook with activities and exercises to reinforce
their learning. A multi-ROM is also available and features an interactive version of the reader and
many more exercises.
► Introduces students to a variety of text types commonly used in nonfiction texts – recount,
informational, persuasive and procedural.
â–º Nonfiction can be more challenging than fiction because there is more than one way to
organize a nonfiction text. You can find the following text structures in World Windows:
description/listing, sequence, compare & contrast, cause & effect and problem & solution.
â–º Nonfiction text features support or add information in the main text. World Windows
introduces students to a wide range of text features, including: table of contents, captions,
charts, diagrams, flow charts, glossary, graphs, heading, illustrations, index, introduction,
labels, magnifications, maps, picture sequences, pronunciation guides, sidebars, tables and
timelines.
â–º Each reader in the series focuses on a particular comprehensive strategy to improve
students’ reading skills: identify main idea & details, classify, compare & contrast, identify
cause & effect, sequence, draw conclusions and predict outcomes.
Online Teacher’s Guides
Each level of science and social studies is accompanied by a Teacher’s Guide. Each Teacher’s
Guide contains:
â–º Background information about content area
â–º Prereading instruction
â–º Vocabulary preview
â–º Teaching instruction and comprehension questions for each student book page
â–º Notable text structures, comprehension strategies, and text structures
â–º Workbooks answer key
â–º Worksheet answer key
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