Read Aloud, Think Aloud Library Read Aloud, Think Aloud is the centerpiece of the iLit instructional model. During this portion of the lesson, the teacher will read aloud ongrade level texts or play professionally recorded audio of those texts. There are three longer Read Aloud titles in each level - two novels and one extended nonfiction work. Read Aloud, Think Aloud also includes a wide range of shorter texts - plays, poems, articles, short stories, informational texts, and content area readers. Below you wil see the Read Aloud, Think Aloud anchor texts for each level along with the author, genre, Lexile level and content area connection. Level A Title A Battle Over Borders A New Day A Shooting Star from China A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson Animals in Our World Animals Ways of Life Because of Winn-Dixie Biomimicry: From Biology to Technology Black Beauty Changes on Earth Earth's Ecosystems Fossil Seekers Give Me Books, Give Me Wings Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: A Photo Essay Ideas That Shaped Egyptian Life In this Short Life It's a Mean, Mean World Jacques Cousteau: Ocean Pioneer Japanese Tsunami: Stories of Survival Knucklehead Living With Urban Wildlife Midway Atoll: The Pacific Garbage Patch Minerals and Rocks Mudslide Night of the Twisters Ode to the City Oliver Twist (Level 3) Author Genre Lexile* Content Area Rena Korb Helen Keller --Michelle Y. Green --Erika Alexander Kate DiCamillo --Anna Sewell Cassandra Jenkins Barbara Fierman Laura Buller Myra Cohn Livingston --Rena Korb Emily Dickinson ------Jon Scieszka ----Audrey N. Delmar --Ivy Ruckman Roger Bonair-Agard Charles Dickens nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction fiction fiction poetry fiction 900L 1050L 710L 860L 1090L 670L 610L 740L 950L 590L 580L 810L 890L --890L 1020L 750L 820L 860L 750L 990L 1140L 740L 290L 790L --620L ----Science --Science Science --Science --Science Science Science --Science Social Studies --Social Studies --Social Studies --Science Science Science --------- * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. Olympic Champions Remember Sahara Special Scene Two Teenage Girl Found Alive 15 Days After Haiti Earthquake The Chumash People of California The New Neighbor The Quarrel There Will Come Soft Rains Try It! Venus and Serena: Champion Sisters Wayfarer, There Is No Path What are Tornadoes? Lynne Blanche and Claire Daniel Joy Harjo Esme Raji Codell Don Abramson & Robert Kausal --Stephanie Sigue Sharon Jennings Eleanor Farjeon Sara Teasdale Margaret Cleveland --Antonio Machado --- biography fiction fiction drama nonfiction nonfiction fiction fiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction 740L 460L 660L --880L 870L 670L 560L 1130L 670L 660L 940L 770L --------Social Studies Social Studies ------------Science Author Genre Lexile* Content Area Gary Gramling Martha Brooks Barbara Fifer Ray Villareal Ray Villareal Lorraine Boulos --Margaret Carney Mary Miller Gene Fehler Gene Fehler Catherine Dimartino --Andrew Clements Andrew Clements Roger Bonair-Agard Andy Tang Melissa Riggio ----- nonfiction fiction nonfiction fiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry poetry nonfiction nonfiction fiction fiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction 940L 740L 890L 650L 650L 840L 1460L 720L 800L 1180L 1180L 1050L 920L 830L 830L --800L 830L 810L 920L Social Studies --Social Studies --------Science Science ----Social Studies --------Science ------- Level B Title 2012 SportsKids of the Year: Conner and Cayden Long A Boy and His Dog Adventure in the Americas Alamo Wars Alamo Wars Beating the Odds Behind Taylor Swift's Songs Bird-Watching Changing Matter Clutch Hitter Clutch Hitter Early American Alliances Extraordinary Athletes Frindle Frindle Groom Routine Human Body Systems I Have Down Syndrome: Know Me Before You Judge Me If You Could Change the World Inequality in America * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. Justice Speaks Kickoff! Mudslide Nicholas Cobb Oh, the Places You'll Go! One Among Many People Equal Puppy Raisers Rocket Man Rudolph Ran and the World Went Wild Secrets of Karate Seeds Shake It Off and Take a Step Up Singing Big and Loud Sports Reporting: The Real Scoop Standing Out From the Crowd Suppose Taking a Stand for Civil Rights Tales of Famous Heroes Tales of Famous Heroes The Echoing Green The Fabulous Perpetual Motion Machine The Growing United States The Hardest Lap The Magic of Special Effects The Mystery of Sound The People Who Gave Us the U.S. Constitution The Scoop on Gossip The Stormi Giovanni Club Under Attack We Need to Go To School Winners Winners Your Incredible Growing Body --Tiki and Ronde Barber --David L. Harrison Leon Watson Malala Yousafzal James Berry --Ruth Ashby M.B. Roberts --Javaka Steptoe Lorraine Boulos Alan Held ----Siv Cedering --Peter and Bonnie Roop Peter and Bonnie Roop William Blake Don Abramson Cynthia Clampitt Brian Arleth --Teri Kanefield Kristin Cashore --Linda R. Diamond Peter Jailall Tanya Roberts-Davis Sara Holbrook Sara Holbrook --- * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. nonfiction fiction fiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfic poetry drama nonfiction fiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction drama poetry nonfiction poetry poetry nonfiction 810L 760L 290L 950L 880L 820L 250L 790L 870L 860L 620L 570L 790L 870L 650L 910L 1850L 700L 820L 820L 890L --790L 750L 650L 860L 780L 880L --780L 800L 480L 480L 910L Social Studies --------Social Studies ------Social Studies ----------Social Studies --Social Studies --------Social Studies --------------Social Studies ----Science Level C Title Ancient Greece and Modern Culture Babes in the Woods Birdfoot's Grampa Buffalo Dusk Canada Geese "Gassed" Changing Weather Computer Computer Unlocks Autistic Teen's Exceptional Voice Deep-Sea Danger Discovering The Old Stone Age Do You Think As an Economical Person? Don't Call Me Hero Douglas's Win Sends Message to Kids Eleanor Roosevelt Takes a Stand Follow A River Gabriel Angelo: A 12-Year-Old and His Trumpet Gaming Heroes of the Environment High-Tech Pets How Plants Grow and Change How Smart Are Your Clothes? Human Impact! I Want to Unplug Ideas That Shaped Egyptian Life Immigration at Angel Island Kids On Strike! Light Living with Weather and Climate Marian Anderson Morning Traffic Mudslide My Computer Ate My Homework Robot Explorers Saint Louis Armstrong Beach Seeking a Better Life Author Genre Lexile* Content Area Stephanie Sigue John Burroughs Joseph Bruchac Carl Sandburg Lesley Ciarula Taylor Jennifer Coates-Conroy Gwendolyn Brooks Valerie Hauch Judy Freed Ellen B. Cutler --Ray Villareal Adam Clark --Jane Manners Caroline Chen Sara Holbrook Harriet Rohmer --Jane St. John ----Jabiz Raisdana Rena Korb --Susan Campbell Bartoletti Marianne Lenihan ----Christopher De Paola --Ken Nesbitt --Brenda Woods --- nonfiction nonfiction poetry poetry nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction drama nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction drama fiction poetry nonfiction fiction nonfiction 940L 930L 1390L 920L 1270L 860L --1120L --950L 1040L 690L 1250L 1330L 520L 850L 860L 1070L 900L 840L 860L 960L 730L 890L 910L 920L 760L 660L 1040L --290L 960L 990L 660L 930L Social Studies --------Science --Social Studies Science Science Social Studies ----Social Studies Science ------Science & Technology Science Science & Technology ----Social Studies ----Science Science --------Science & Technology --Social Studies * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. Showing the Way Skateboarders Tech Inventions The King of the United States The Ride Video Games Are Good for You! Waikiki's Story What's Real? When Small Voices Unite Zora and Me Unknown Sara Holbrook --Jane Medina Robert Piotrowski --Melanie Jae Martin Sara Holbrook --Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon nonfiction poetry nonfiction poetry fiction nonfiction fiction poetry nonfiction fiction 1080L 500L 1020L 730L 530L 840L 960L 1190L 950L 860L ----Science & Technology --------------- Author Genre Lexile* Content Area --Ellen B. Cutler Budhos, Marina Larry Verstraete Steve Hartman Erik Olsen --Camille La Vouche nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction 1010L 1050L 790L 960L 740L 1330L 810L 560L --Social Studies --------Science Science --- nonfiction 940L Social Studies Ellen B. Cutler Naomi Shihab Nye Roger Bonair-Agard Joyce A. Churchill Nicholas Keung --Jane St. John --Gloria Skurzyski --McCollum, Sean nonfiction poetry poetry nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction 1050L 990L --900L 1300L 930L 840L 910L 950L 920L 840L 940L Social Studies ----Science --Social Studies Science Social Studies --Social Studies ----- Level D Title An Awful Lot to Live For Art's Inspiration Ask Me No Questions At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times Autistic Teen's Hoop Dreams Come True Bahia Bakari: The Miracle Girl Black Days for Blue Whales Classifying Plants and Animals Cyberbullying: Social Media Becomes the New School Yard for Bullies Discovering The Old Stone Age Famous Fast Fossil Detectives Helping Hands Hooked on Cell Phones How Plants Grow and Change Immigration at Angel Island In the Shadows Inequality in America Into the Death Zone: A Mount Everest Adventure It Could Happen to You * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. Japan Nuke Workers Risk Their Lives, Garner Nation's Respect Julius Caesar (Level 3) Lake Ontario Crossing: Donations Kept Swimmer Annaleise Carr Going Light Many Worlds, One Team Mudslide New Country, New School Newton and Gravity Old Enough to Vote? Out of Many Riding With Rosa Robots That Work Save Our Earth Sea-Fever Taking Action The Charge of the Light Brigade The Circuit The Greatest: Muhammad Ali The Sick Lion and the Ant and the Grasshopper The Wendigo The Word on Bullying (epub file empty) Trino's Choice Virtual War What's That Down There? Oren Dorell nonfiction 1340L Social Studies William Shakespeare Tim Alamenciak drama nonfiction --1060L --Social Studies Marianne Lenihan ------Stephanie Wilder --Barack Obama Smith, Cynthia Leitich --Sharon Stewart John Masefield --Alfred Lord Tennyson Francisco Jimenez Walter Dean Myers --Ogden Nash --Diane Gonzales Gloria Skurzynski Adrian Mitchell nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction poetry fiction nonfiction folktale poetry nonfiction fiction fiction fiction 760L 970L 290L 1020L 820L 1030L 1350L 710L 900L 660L 1400L 970L 830L 720L 1030L 970L 490L 1010L 780L 760L 550L Science Social Studies --Social Studies Science Social Studies Social Studies --Science & Technology Science --Social Studies ----Social Studies ----Social Studies ------- Level D Title Author Genre Lexile* Content Area Accidental Love Afghan Girls Stay in School Despite Attacks Almost Astronauts Among the Hidden Battling Violence with Violins Becoming a Melting Pot Changing Times: Women in the Early Twentieth Century Gary Soto Paul Wiseman Tanya Lee Stone Margaret Haddix Anna-Kaisa Walker Joshua Nissenbaum Kristin Cashore fiction nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction 870L 990L 820L 800L 1110L 110L 700L --Social Studies Science ----Social Studies Social Studies * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. Danger! Children At Work Dutiful Early Warning System Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story Freak the Mighty Fulfilling Teacher Expectations Got Butterflies? Find Out Why I Have Down Syndrome: Know Me Before You Judge Me Jane of the Jungle Katherine Switzer Breaking Barriers Marching to Their Own Beat Million Man March Mudslide Ode to School Phobias: Beyond Fear Preparing for the Flu Privacy Remember the Removal Reptile Adaptations Romeo and Juliet (Level 3) Schooled Suzy and Leah Telemedicine The Schoolboy We Shall Overcome We've Got a Job Sharon Franklin Margaret Atwood Tilly Smith Marion Blumenthal Lazan & Lila Perl Rodman Philbrick ----Melissa Riggio Kate Wong ----Maya Angelou --Nadia Kim ----Robert William Service Will Chavez --William Shakespeare Gordon Korman Jane Yolen --William Blake --Cynthia Levinson * Titles with a Lexile indicated by "---" are currently being calculated with Metametrics' Lexile analyzer. nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction fiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction nonfiction poetry fiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction poetry nonfiction nonfiction drama fiction fiction nonfiction poetry fiction nonfiction 900L 1040L 990L 1080L 1000L 990L 1120L 830L 1050L 810L 1040L 420L 290L 2360L 880L 1100L 1040L 1140L 1020L --590L 560L 970L 1030L 920L 1020L Social Studies --Science ------Science Science --Social Studies --Social Studies ----Science Science ----Science ------Science & Technology -------
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