Readers in Residence Homeschool Reading Curriculum with Answer Key

Readers in Residence is a homeschool reading curriculum designed for kids 4th grade and up. It teaches reading comprehension, literature, and vocabulary. Using the books Sarah, Plain and Tall, Charlotte's Web, Because of Winn Dixie and three books of your choice (a historical fiction book, an animal fantasy book, and another free choice book), kids will learn that there's more to reading than just reading the words on a page. Readers in Residence homeschool reading curriculum teaches children to: - understand the author’s craft, choices, and intentions - recognize the literary elements authors use to create fiction and nonfiction - make inferences from the details in the text plus their own prior knowledge and experience - decode the meaning of unfamiliar words from context clues - build a rich and varied vocabulary - identify and understand figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, and hyperbole - notice how expert writers employ the conventions of the English language (punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage) to achieve clarity Like New Condition, No writings. See Pictures for Condition