Many students have difficulty reading geography textbooks. Students often struggle with the organization of the textbooks, the complexity of the information presented, the concept load, and the unfamiliar vocabulary. In addition to problems presented by the texts, students themselves often have limited comprehension and reading skills.

Reading Geography provides texts developed for these students. Each book in the series presents the information students need to be successful, through short, concise readings that are written well below grade level. A consistent format is used to allow students to understand the organizational structure of each lesson and of the unit. Charts, diagrams, and graphic organizers are incorporated to help make complex geography concepts more accessible to students. Each reading also includes an appropriate reading strategy to help student comprehension.

Each lesson includes:

a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think-aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept a real world connection activity helpful review questions to check for understanding The Teacher's Guide provides just the right amount of easy-to-use grade-level support materials.

Reading Geography Grade 7 small-group set includes:

Teacher's Guide (1 copy) Unit 1: The Five Themes of Geography(4 copies) Unit 2: Patterns in Physical Geography(4 copies) Unit 3: Natural Resources(4 copies) Note: Four copies of each unit (consumable student workbooks) and one teacher guide are included in the small-group set. To order a class set (25 copies of each unit and one teacher guide) please phone customer service at 1-800-667-9673.

Jennette MacKenzie has been an educator for more than 30 years and has enjoyed many roles: classroom teacher, teacher-librarian, consultant, principal/co-ordinator of programs for elementary and secondary schools. Jennette has worked extensively for Brock University, teaching principals' training courses and additional qualifications courses. She has worked at the Faculty of Education and at the provincial Ministry of Education and Training. Jennette works extensively with teachers and administrators across the country providing in-service and workshops.

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Susan Green is a writer of children's fiction and instructional materials for educational resources. She has worked in educational publishing in a variety of subject areas for Grades K-8 for 25 years, as an editor, project developer, and publisher.

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