Action gives you exciting teen topics for grade 6–12 students at an accessible grade 3–5 reading level. You’ll receive:

• 14 issues packed with high-interest reading selections
• Readers Theater plays based on new movies, popular TV shows, and classic books to build reading comprehension and oral fluency skills
• Inspiring True Teen Nonfiction articles that your students will relate to. Every story is followed by a reading comprehension quiz.
• Reader-written articles, including a teen advice column in each issue.
• High-interest debates to build critical thinking skills
• Language arts skill-builders, including vocabulary activities, reading and writing strategies that reinforce grammar, and graphic organizers that improve comprehension
• Curriculum-connected topics, including the current events, animals, and everyday math
• Real-life reading and writing lessons and activities to build practical literacy
• Teacher's Editions with reading levels identified for each issue, plus lesson plans, reproducible activities, and listings of standards covered in each issue

Action’s motivating content helps prepare students for mandatory state assessment tests. Each article and feature link to a specific skill set, and each skill set links to state and NCTE/IRA standards (identified in the Teacher's Edition). Plus, Action is designed around the National Reading Panel’s report on best reading practices.

Action’s content area and instructional approach are directly tied to Title 1 legislation and are based on proven, research-validated educational practices.