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Challenger

Challenger 2nd Edition


Challenger 1-4: View Product
Challenger 5-8: View Product
Teacher's Manuals: View Product
Writing Books: View Product

Challenger Placement Tool
Puzzle Books
Challenger 6 Word List
Challenger 7 Word List
Challenger 8 Word List
Correlation to CASAS
Correlation to TABE 9 & 10

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THE SERIES THAT HAS HELPED MILLIONS OF ADULT LEARNERS TO READ AND WRITE….IS NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!

Challenger, Adult Reading Series Second Edition

What's new in Challenger?

    NEW content at every level
    Updated storylines and new literature-both original and classic fiction

    NEW informational articles
    Topics such as Earth Day, hybrid cars, cell phones, Internet dating, cloning, multiple births, diverse families, eldercare, 21st century job search, global warming, deforestation, and Barack Obama

    NEW art
    Helps students understand and relate to the characters, stories, articles

    NEW writing books 5-8
    Pick up where 1-4 leave off and prepare students for the GED essay

Challenger's eight levels guide adult learners from beginning reading through to preparing for the GED. Challenger uses phonics, controlled vocabulary, and sequential skill development. Skills and concepts are presented in the context of diverse fiction and nonfiction passages relevant to adults.
  • Consistent, parallel lesson design makes Challenger easy to use in any classroom, small-group, or one-to-one setting.
  • Activities can be adapted for the multilevel classroom.
  • Proven track record in volunteer-based, ABE, pre-GED and GED, secondary remedial, and corrections programs.
Challenger builds reading and writing skills
  • Word analysis skills include phonics, word families, and prefixes and suffixes
  • Reading Comprehension skills include main idea and detail, making inferences, cause and effect, and literary interpretation
  • Controlled vocabulary is developed through fiction, nonfiction, and literary reading selections based on topics and themes that interest adults
  • Writing mechanics and composition skills are developed in each lesson, with more practice included in the writing books




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Challenger Set 800 $108.54 $108.54
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 1 2568 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 2 2569 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 3 2570 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 4 2571 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 5 2572 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 6 2573 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 7 2574 $14.00 $11.20
Challenger Second Edition Student Book 8 2575 $14.00 $11.20
Writing for Challenger 1 2900 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 2 2901 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 3 2902 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 4 2903 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 5 2904 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 6 2905 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 7 2906 $9.25 $7.40
Writing for Challenger 8 2907 $9.25 $7.40
Challenger Teacher Guide for Books 1-4 2576 $15.50 $15.50
Challenger Teacher Guide for Books 5-8 2577 $15.50 $15.50

 
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