New HI-LO Solutions with Fusion and
Freestyle/Freestyle Express/Freestyle en Español!

Raintree Fusion for grades 4-7, is high-interest nonfiction aligned with curriculum, at a grade 2 reading level, making it accessible to struggling readers.  Background knowledge of subject matter is incorporated into the text.  The text is written using clear, predictable text structures.  All vocabulary is defined at point of use.  Each title uses engaging photographs and illustrations, and has a clean, clear design that supports readability.

FEATURES:

• Each book focuses on a curriculum topic
• Vocabulary words defined at point of use
• Carefully leveled text allows readers to access and understand curriculum topics
• Striking images provide a focal learning point and engage the reader
• 32 Pages
• Size is 7 5/8" X 9 5/8"
• Index
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Diagrams
• Fact Boxes
• More Books to Read
• Web sites

Give Exciting Curriculum Support to Readers of Varying Ability
with the Differentiated Text of Freestyle and Freestyle Express!

Freestyle for grades 6-9+, is a new approach to nonfiction, creating a “magazine” look and feel that appeals to readers of all abilities and draws them into the books.  Titles include ample white space, sub-headings, one key visual element on every page, and smaller images in sidebars.  Vocabulary is reinforced with a “new words” bar at the bottom of every page.  Each title also uses one single column for body text and features different text types throughout.

Freestyle Express for grades 6-9+ and a reading level of grade 3, gives essential support to struggling readers on key curriculum topics.  These titles use a simplified version of the Freestyle layout, making it easy for less confident readers to follow.  Each book in this brand not only incorporates a lowered text level that allows struggling readers to access the curriculum basics, but also features a glossary bar at the bottom of each page to help explain difficult words.

Freestyle en Español, for ages 11-14, is our Freestyle Express brand translated in Spanish, which gives essential support to striving readers on key curriculum topics.  These titles use a simplified version of the Freestyle layout, making it easy for less-confident readers to follow.