Jamestown Signature Reading, Student Edition, Level D

Level D Student Text

How to Use this Book

Lesson 1: "The Hole in the Road" by Helen Ketteman
Identifying Problems and Solutions

Lesson 2: "Laughter is Good Medicine"
Reading an Informational Article

Lesson 3: "The Visitor" by Katherine Ayres
Following Sequence

Lesson 4: "Dogs Who 'Think'"
Reading an Informational Article

Lesson 5: "Wagon Wheels" by Barbara Brenner
Drawing Conclusions

Learning New Words

Lesson 6: "Grandaddy's Place" by Helen V. Griffith
Drawing Conclusions about Characters

Lesson 7: "Ostriches, or The Birds Nobody Noticed" by Angela Mackworth-Young
Identifying Causes and Effects

Lesson 8: "What Makes a Bird a Bird?" by May Garelick
Comparing and Contrasting

Lesson 9: "Petronella" (Part 1) by Jay Williams
Mapping the Elements of a Story

Lesson 10: "Petronella" (Part 2) by Jay Williams
Using Story Elements to Make Predictions

Learning New Words

Lesson 11: "The Pudding Like a Night on the Sea" by Ann Cameron
Making Predictions

Lesson 12: "Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll" by Franklin M. Branley
Identifying Sequence

Lesson 13: "On Bicycles" by Kyle Carter
Outlining a Selection

Lesson 14: "Greg LeMond" by Jim O'Connor
Reading a Biographical Sketch

Lesson 15: "Harriet Tubman" by Margo McLoone
Reading a Biography

Learning New Words

Lesson 16: "The Drinking Gourd" (Part 1) by F.N. Monjo
Summarizing a Story

Lesson 17: "The Drinking Gourd" (Part 2) by F.N. Monjo
Using Summaries to Make Predictions

Lesson 18: "The Stars: Lights in the Night Sky" by Jeanne Bendick
Summarizing Main Ideas in Nonfiction

Lesson 19: "The Fisherman Who Wanted a Knife" by Marie Winn
Identifying Problems and Solutions

Lesson 20: "All Kinds of Money" by Robert Young
Outlining Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Learning New Words

Graphing Your Progress

Glossary of Terms