InfoPairs
Paired Nonfiction Articles for Cross-Text Reading in Grades 1-5
InfoPairs is designed for explicit, small group guided reading in Grades 1-5. Using short, paired, leveled text, students analyze and synthesize information from two related sources to arrive at a deeper level of comprehension. All texts are based on a Science or Social Studies topic. Teachers and students engage first in a focused reading of each text individually, using one of a variety of comprehension strategies. Then they engage in a rich discussion of both texts, using comprehension strategies that encourage students to make text-to-text connections, compare and contrast, summarize, and synthesize for new or deeper understandings of the subject matter.
AVAILABLE IN 3 FORMATS:
InfoPairs Box Kit Science and Social Studies each Box Kit includes:
• 168 article cards (6 copies of 28 articles) on coated card stock
• Comprehension strategy-based lesson plan booklets for each of
the 14 pairs
InfoPairs Mini-Kit Science or Social Studies each Mini-Kit includes:
• 48 article cards (6 copies of 8 articles) on coated card stock
• Comprehension strategy-based lesson plan booklets for each of
the 4 pairs
InfoPairs Spiral Books Kit
• InfoPairs book with 18 articles (6 copies)
• Common Core-based lesson plan booklets for each of the 9 pairs
• Also available in Spanish
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KEY FEATURES
- InfoPairs meets the Common Core Standards requirements for reading appropriately complex and informational texts.
- Text types include report, procedure, explanation, persuasive, transactional, biography, and memoir. The range of text types and formats are found in real-life texts and on standardized tests and supplement any core reading program.
- Each pair of cards relates to a specific curriculum theme linked to national science and social studies standards, helping teachers to integrate content area topics during the reading block.
- Students apply and practice a range of comprehension strategies: making connections, making inferences, determining importance, answering and generating questions, recognizing text structures, and synthesizing and summarizing.
GRADE COMPONENTS
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Grade 1 InfoPairs Box Kit
Each kit includes 28 nonfiction text cards largely divided between science and social studies topics (14 pairs in 6-packs, for a total of 168 cards per kit); 14 lesson plan booklets, including reproducible masters; the guidebook for instruction; and a sturdy storage box with tab organizers. Learn more >Grade 1 InfoPairs Mini-Kit Science
The InfoPairs Mini-Kit Science include both text cards and lesson plans that integrate standards-based science across a range of nonfiction text types. Learn more >Grade 1 InfoPairs Mini-Kit Social Studies
The InfoPairs Mini-Kit Social Studies include both text cards and lesson plans that integrate standards-based social studies topics across a range of nonfiction text types. Learn more >Grade 1 InfoPairs Spiral Book
InfoPairs book includes 18 paired, leveled informational texts. Each of the 9 themed pairs includes a Common Core-based lesson plan booklet. Levels E–K Learn more >DOWNLOAD BROCHURE
