Buckle Down Florida FCAT Reading for Grade 8

by Brendan Wolfe (Editor)

Reading lessons leap off the page in our new series focused on comprehension and critical thinking, covering all Sunshine State Standards and benchmarks for Grade 8. Students receive reading instruction and review to help them master the skills tested on the FCAT. Units include Reading Basics; Critical Thinking Skills; and Reading Comprehension. Filled with engaging passages from authentic literature, lessons are motivational and fun to read. * Updated to reflect the new FCAT Specifications for Reading, Grade 8 * Covers all tested FCAT standards as well as those not tested but vital to performing well on the test * References to Florida places, landmarks, and personalities * “FCAT Practice” at the end of each lesson is matched in format and style to the test * Two external practice tests are included for easy pretesting and posttesting

Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

An Iowa native and graduate of the University of Iowa, Brendan Wolfe is the author of Finding Bix: The Life and Afterlife of a Jazz Legend , about the early jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke. His work has appeared in The Morning News , the Colorado Review, and VQR. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.