Scholastic+Comprehension+Club



Book Clubs fulfills Scholastic's mission to get children excited about books and reading in simple ways: by encouraging young people to read for pleasure through expertly-selected titles, by making it easy for them to get their hands on the right books, at the right time, at the right price, and by bridging the home-school connection through partnerships with teachers, parents, and the community to benefit classrooms and, ultimately, students (Scholastic.com, 2013).



**Scholastic Book Clubs:** q High quality literary and informational WHOLE texts   q Enlarges experience   q Broadens world wide views   q Each unit addresses the five key expectations of the Common Core   q Supports high level quality comprehension   q Enables all students INCLUDING STRUGGLING READERS to find the Support they need. q Provides a Correlation of Comprehension clubs to Common Core State Standards. q The books are honorary texts and should be read in their entirety. q Help teach- not merely check- comprehension

q Enable teachers to teach multiple facets of comprehension q Encourage students to learn from one another

q Motivate students naturally q Promote discussion more effectively than whole group discussions do (Scholastic.com, 2013)

References; Scholastic.com (2013). //Book Clubs.// Retrieved from []