Part of the series Reading Laboratories 2A, 2B and 2C.

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The Teacher's Handbook contains an overview of your Reading Laboratory and provides teaching plans for using the program to its maximum advantage.

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About the Series

The Reading Laboratory 2 series provides a diverse collection of topics to meet a wide range of reading levels for students in Years 4-6 (QLD Years 5-7). This series focuses on building strong reading and comprehension skills. An assortment of high quality reading selections includes:

• Biographies
• Fictional narratives
• Range of non-fiction works

Skills Builders
Skills Builders in Reading Laboratories 2 series and above reinforce basic comprehension, phonics, grammar, and word-study skills where students need additional practice.

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Components

Each Reading Laboratory 2a, 2b and 2c includes:

• 150 Power Builders with coordinating Answer Key Cards
• 150 Rate Builders with coordinating Answer Key Cards
• 200+ Skills Builders with coordinating Answer Key Cards
• 1 Teacher’s Handbook
• 1 Student Record Book
• 1 Program Management/Assessment CD-ROM (networkable)

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View Samples

2A Brown Power Builder 8
2A Brown Rate Builder Key Card 8
2A Gold Power Builder 8
2A Gold Rate Builder Key Card 8
Skill Builder Key Card – Sentence Builders 

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About SRA McGraw-Hill Reading Laboratories

Originated in the 1950’s, SRA McGraw-Hill Reading Laboratories were developed by teachers to have a strong focus on comprehension and the improvement of important skills such as vocabulary, fluency and word analysis. Today, the SRA McGraw-Hill Reading Laboratories have stood the test of time and are used in classrooms across the country.

Ideal for NAPLAN™ preparation
With an emphasis on independent work and self-correction, students build ownership and understanding of their progress as they move through the program. The result is the confidence to tackle bigger challenges including NAPLAN™ testing.

Engage your students
Featuring a variety of text types at different levels including narratives, reports, biographies and non-fiction, the selections in each Reading Laboratory will capture the imagination of your students and get even the most reluctant of the group excited about reading.

Use Reading Laboratories in your classroom to:

• Develop comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, word analysis and study skills
• Reinforce specific skills in which certain students show weakness
• Engage students’ interest and increase their knowledge based upon using a wide array of fiction and non-fiction selections
• Promote independent student work

Make the most of classroom time
Reading Laboratories let you make the most of every minute of learning time. The program’s levelled approach to reading instruction helps teachers meet the challenge. The basic design of the Reading Laboratories is simple: each student’s skill level is matched to colour-coded, levelled reading selections. The reading levels gradually increase in complexity and selections gradually increase in word count to keep students challenged as they progress through the program.
Download the Level Guide