Full-length chapter books increase motivation and rigor.

What the science says: "Children should be encouraged into wider and more advanced reading material as soon as possible," (Dewitz & Jones, 2013).

This attention to the VOLUME of reading is what increases a student's success.

How books are selected for the program:

• Titles span a variety of genres.
• Titles, topics, and characters capture the interest of reluctant readers.
• Titles increase student's background knowledge in social studies topics.
• Award winning novels introduce rich vocabulary and craft.
• Series books and popular authors keep students reading beyond the school day.
• Texts are selected for their length as well as the quantitative and qualitative demands, providing a staircase of complexity as students move across a year, and across the grades.

3-levels of differentiation is provided in the book clubs:

• Below grade level titles will be one grade-level below benchmark,
• On grade level titles will match the benchmark,
• Above grade level titles will be one grade level above the benchmark.
  
  

Titles are leveled according to the qualitative level, quantitative level, and task demand.

• Qualitative: genre, topics, themes, and vocabulary.
• Quantitative: Lexile level (as recommended by the CCSS).
• Task Demand: page count, and rigor of assignments.