The Virginia Board of Education has approved Junior Great Books as a supplemental reading comprehension program for grades 3–8. In addition to boosting reading comprehension, we believe regular use of Junior Great Books® boosts all the major ELA skills. Plus, JGB meets the tenets of the science of reading by improving reading fluency and vocabulary, as well as comprehension.
Students who participate in Junior Great Books programs learn to:
- Read and understand texts more fully
- Listen, respond, and collaborate with others
- Confidently state their own ideas and back them up with evidence from the text
- Express their ideas in writing
Download Free Sample Lesson Plans
Download these free sample lesson plans to check out our outstanding, rich literature and the progression of interpretive activities, from prereading exercises to Shared Inquiry™ discussion to postdiscussion writing activities. You will see that Junior Great Books is a powerful supplemental program that will not only improve student reading skills, but increase the collaborative spirit in your classroom! In addition, our professional development in inquiry-based teaching increases teacher effectiveness across the curriculum.
To learn more about our professional learning and our classroom materials, including Teacher’s Editions and Reader’s Journals, get in touch with your Great Books K–12 partnership manager today.
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