Book excerpt: These high-interest lessons help students build essential skills for reading the ""real-life"" texts they encounter every day--from sports schedules to toy advertisements. Includes reproducible real-life texts, read-aloud scenarios that show how students can read to solve everyday problems, guided activities, and independent practice. Helps students meet reading standards and learn to make smart decisions independently--by locating and using exactly the information they need. For use with Grades 3-5.