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Wright Group/McGraw-Hill Introduces Content Essentials for Science for Grades K-6

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 09:00 CDT

CHICAGO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Many students, especially English learners, need to be able to understand the language behind science in order to access the content and learn the concepts. To help students in Grades K-6 learn science content and science literacy skills, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill has developed Content Essentials for Science. Through a combination of clear and concise handbooks and valuable technology tools, Content Essentials for Science provides explicit strategy instruction through practical and proven techniques.

Through Part 1: Science Essentials, students learn about science ideas and the vocabulary used to talk about them. Part 1 covers Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Studying Science. Part 2: Literacy Essentials teaches students how to read and comprehend content-area text. The program covers Reading Science, Comprehension, Understanding Language, and Writing for Science. Each lesson in Part 1 is tied to a comprehension lesson in Part 2, allowing students to apply comprehension skills to science text.

A research-based program, Content Essentials for Science targets students who need background knowledge, concept building, and vocabulary development to comprehend and explain science concepts. It accomplishes this objective by preteaching key concepts, vocabulary, and background knowledge before the whole-class lesson and reviewing them after the whole-class lesson. It also provides explicit instruction in:

-- Nonfiction reading strategies, including comprehension, text features and structures, and genres (i.e., how to read science books). -- Understanding the language, including word and language use. -- Content-driven writing.

Content Essentials for Science is a flexible program that can be used with any science or language arts curriculum and delivered by teachers, coaches, or paraprofessionals.

Every lesson features an electronic version of the Student Handbook and Teacher Guide, along with video and multimedia support available online, including:

-- Audio support in nine languages. -- Online Glossary to provide definitions and pronunciations. -- Photo Library to offer visuals corresponding to the lesson. -- Animations to bring pages and illustrations to life. -- Activities and Games to engage students as they work on content. -- Graphic Organizers to extend the lesson.

Learn more about Content Essentials for Science at: http://www.wrightgroup.com/index.php/programsummary?isbn=0076215040

About Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

Wright Group/McGraw-Hill publishes innovative core and supplemental literacy and mathematics programs for differentiated instruction and teacher training in Grades PreK-8. The research-based approach is anchored in real- world applications and is based on the assessed needs of students, combining developmentally appropriate materials with explicit outcomes.

Wright Group is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower the success of professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 40 languages. Additional information is available at MHEducation.com. For more information on Wright Group's products, call 1-800-648-2970 or visit WrightGroup.com.

Contact: Tom Stanton Melina Metzger McGraw-Hill Education Paul Werth Associates (212) 904-3214 (614) 224-8114 Ext. 236 tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com mmetzger@paulwerth.com

Wright Group/McGraw-Hill

CONTACT: Tom StantonMcGraw-Hill Education+1-212-904-3214tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.comorMelina MetzgerPaul Werth Associates+1-614-224-8114 Ext. 236mmetzger@paulwerth.com

Web site: http://www.wrightgroup.com/http://www.mheducation.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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