Voyager: Reading and Writing for Todays Adults

The series that goes beyond the printed page.

Voyager: Reading and Writing for Todays Adults teaches the essential reading,
writing, listening, speaking, and critical-thinking processes, skills, and strategies that
everyone needs in todays world.

In every lesson.

Voyager stands alone in the way it engages and empowers students.

Students understand what they will be learning in each lesson and why, with Learning
Goals presented at the beginning of every lesson.
Pre-reading segments in every lesson allow students to share their experience and
knowledge and relate them to the upcoming reading selection.
Students apply active learning strategies in each reading and writing activity.
Think About It and Write About It pages contain activities that continually reinforce the
active learning strategies and develop specific skills.

Voyager provides a solid foundation of balanced instruction to ensure success.

The series balances direct and indirect instruction in skills, strategies, and processes.
It balances meaning emphasis and skills emphasis.
It balances the type of readings that are part of each lesson, from literature and poetry to
biographies and informational articles.

Voyager is highly appealing and keeps students involved in every lesson.

Student books 13 are each divided into four units. Every unit has its own theme, such as
Everyday Heroes, Family Ties, and Voices for Justice.
Integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities in each Voyager lesson focus
on the theme of the unit.
Short stories, student writing, contemporary literature, biographies, and informational
selections provide variety and relevance.
Multicultural readings appeal to a wide audience and cross age barriers.
Readings present characters who are good family members, citizens, and workers.
Each page is inviting, non-intimidating, and adult-looking to keep your students reading.

Voyager provides teacher support throughout and meets accountability standards.

Lesson-by-lesson teachers notes, extension activities, and photocopy masters provide a
complete road map for teaching critical reading and writing skills.
Flexibility allows for individual as well as group instruction.
The series is compatible with standardized tests and informal/portfolio assessments.
It reflects and integrates elements from balanced instruction, SCANS, and EFF (Equipped
for the Future).

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Scope and Sequence

Stage 1: Learning to Read Stage 2: The Emerging Reader
Introduction Book 1 Book 2 Book 3
Reading Level 0.51.5 1.02.5 2.03.5 3.04.5
Word Work Consonants and short Short and long vowels Vowel combinations Word recognition
vowels Consonant blends Use context clues strategies:
Initial consonant blends Digraphs Compound words Use context clues
Sight words Vowel combinations Prefixes, roots, and Divide compound
Word families R-controlled vowels suffixes words
Form words Form words PCM Use a dictionary PCM Divide prefixes,
Form sentences PCM Phonics chart PCM roots, and suffixes
Phonics chart PCM Syllabication
Use a dictionary PCM
Types of Sentences and Stories and poetry Stories and other prose Stories and other prose
Reading/Genres paragraphs Adult student writing Adult student writing Adult student writing
Cloze stories Historical accounts Letters and journal Letters and journal
Language experience News articles entries entries
stories Journal entries Poetry and songs Poetry and a song
Poems and limericks Biographical sketches Biographical sketches
Reading Use prior experience Use prior experience Use prior experience
Strategies and knowledge and knowledge and knowledge
Visualize what you read Imagine Predict
Retell Empathize
Reading and Read, complete, and Sequence events PCM Understand: Understand character,
Thinking Skills discuss cloze stories Identify cause and Plot and character setting, and plot:
Add endings to stories effect PCM Main idea and Main idea and
Dictate, read, and copy Understand main idea details PCM details PCM
stories and details PCM Poetic devices Find the theme
Answer comprehension Make predictions and (rhythm, rhyme, and Draw conclusions
questions about stories inferences repetition) Identify viewpoint
Read and discuss Make inferences Make inferences
limericks Plot map PCM Plot map PCM
Character web PCM Character web PCM
Writing Copy and write letters Write: Use the writing process Use the writing process
and words Poems and stories Write: Write:
Copy sentences and Paragraphs Poems and letters A song and a poem
stories Journal entry Sequence of events Stories
Form letters PCM About a reading or Note Descriptions
Form sentences PCM person Journal entry Paragraphs
Make lists Short autobiography Journal entry
Complete a diagram Paragraphs about a Letter
song, an interview, Story frame PCM
and a description Character web PCM
Cursive handwriting Writing starters PCM
PCM

Writing Skills Complete sentences Add endings Compound sentences

Mini-Lessons Capitalization rules Capitalization rules Complex sentences
Contractions Complete sentences Fix sentence fragments
Add -s, -es, -ed, and - Compound sentences
ing
Speaking and Dictate words Discuss Discuss Discuss
Listening Dictate stories Retell Retell Retell
Discuss stories Read aloud Read aloud Read aloud
Interview Interview Interview
Life Skills Read U.S. map PCM
PCM
indicates a photocopy master in the Teachers Resource Guide

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