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Mirrors & Windows
The best English Language Arts program for meeting
College and Career Readiness Standards
A full range of selections engages students while teaching
genres, literary elements, and critical thinking skills.
• Relevant, interesting, and diverse literary and
informational texts
• Three levels of reading support, from guided to directed
to independent
• Mix of easy, moderate, and challenging selections
• Cross-curricular and text-to-text connections
• In-depth workshops for skills mastery
• 100% aligned with Common Core State Standards and
College and Career Readiness Standards
Each unit in the
Mirrors & Windows program
provides for a gradual
release of responsibility,
moving from
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Independent reading— minimal support before
and after reading; self-monitoring during reading
to
Directed reading—extensive support before and
after reading; less support during reading
to
Guided reading—extensive support before, during,
and after reading