Adventures in Reading
Henry and Melissa Billings and Christy M.
Newman
Beginning to Intermediate
Each book in the Adventures in Reading series contains 16 six-page chapters that develop reading
comprehension and vocabulary building skills around
high-interest reading passages.
Passages in the beginning level student
book run 250-350 words in length, and passages in the
intermediate level student book run 400-500 words in length.
Features
• Adventure-based reading passages profile exciting pursuits like biking down
a volcano in Hawaii, running the Boston Marathon, discovering
an underground city in Australia, and training to be a
gladiator in Rome, Italy. Every fifth line in the reading
passages is numbered for easy reference
• Chapter opening art visually introduces students to the theme of the
reading and provides a context for the words introduced in the
Key Vocabulary section
• Picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building prepares students to
effectively tackle new readings
• Standardized testing formats prepare students for success on a variety
of standardized exams
• Critical reading skills like making inferences and identifying
cause and effect are taught and recycled
• Cooperative learning tasks with graphic
organizers promote the
development of critical-thinking skills
• Audio recordings—in both audiocassette and CD formats—for
each reading passage help students perfect listening skills and
increase comprehension
• Internet search activities encourage students to further explore each
topic
