Small-Group Resources
Leveled books and teaching versions with embedded instructional support take the guesswork out of small-group reading instruction.
Leveled Books
There’s nothing more powerful or rewarding than reaching students with exactly the right instruction to help them grow as readers. But it can be tough to find the right materials to support the diverse learners in a primary classroom.
The solution starts with texts written especially for small-group reading. The Leveled Books in JillE Literacy were designed to include:
- A broad span of reading levels, both above and below grade level
- Text load, vocabulary, and design carefully controlled for each level
- Embedded opportunities to teach appropriate skills and strategies
- A 50-50 mix of fiction and informational text genres and text forms
- Vibrant illustrations and photography and a variety of visual and text features
- Retelling and partner talk activities that build critical thinking and oral language skills
- Writing activities in every book that transfer phonics and comprehension skills to writing
Take & Teach Books
These special teaching versions provide a mirror image of every small-group text that puts “just-right” instruction at teachers’ fingertips.
The Take & Teach Books include instructional support and prompts for every step of the lesson, plus a step-by-step instructional plan inside the cover, complete with decoding strategies specific to the reading level.
Inside the book, teaching panels for every student page provide structured and explicit support for:
- Decoding strategies
- Comprehension skills
- Phonological and phonemic awareness
- High-frequency words
- Oral language and vocabulary
- Visual literacy
- Fluency
- Writing
Take & Teach Lessons
Take & Teach Lessons and blackline masters provide extra support for English learners, social-emotional learning, and writing, with five extension activities for every book.
Additional Support for English Learners
Two types of additional support for English learners are included for every small-group text—one type suitable for all English learners and another that allows teachers to choose from substantial, moderate, or light support.
ENGLISH LEARNER SUPPORT
Point to and name specific objects or animals on each page (e.g., plant, caterpillar, leaf, tree, bird, cat). Have students repeat the name and then find the word on the page.
Spanish cognate: planta (plant)
ENGLISH LEARNER SUPPORT
- Point to and name each photograph on the graphic organizer (e.g., plant, caterpillar, bird, cat).
- The _____ eats the _____.
- What do you see in each picture? What do the arrows mean?
EL Support Key: ■ ■ ■ Substantial ■ ■ Moderate ■ Light
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Grade K Small-Group Resources (Leveled Books, Take & Teach Books, and Take & Teach Lessons) |
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| Title | Level | Genre |
| Monkey Fun | B | Fiction |
| What Next? | B | Informational Text |
| Wheels | B | Informational Text |
| Kind Bird | B | Fiction |
| Night in the Garden | B | Informational Text |
| I Am a Robot | C | Fiction |
| What Is Long? | C | Informational Text |
| Where Can They Live? | C | Informational Text |
| I Am Wet | C | Fiction |
| Tricky Tiger | C | Fiction |
| No, Cat! | D | Realistic Fiction |
| Lucky Seal | D | Informational Text |
| Look! No Tail! | D | Informational Text |
| Hide and Seek | D | Fiction |
| Crazy Cat | E | Realistic Fiction |
| Caterpillar, Caterpillar | E | Fiction |
| Hungry Fox | E | Informational Text |
| Brown Bear | E | Informational Text |
| Big Gorilla | E | Informational Text |
| A Crocodile Mother | E | Informational Text |
| Greedy Rabbit | E | Fiction |
| Crazy Cat Helps Out | E | Realistic Fiction |
| Hippo’s Egg | E | Fiction |
| Animal Fathers | E | Informational Text |
| Frogs in the Pool | F | Realistic Fiction |
| Tricky Goose | F | Fiction |
| Where Is Dad? | F | Realistic Fiction |
| Sailor Sid Is Sick | F | Realistic Fiction |
| Where Are the Bats? | F | Informational Text |
| Food for Zebras | F | Informational Text |
| Down at the Waterhole | F | Informational Text |
| Helicopters Help | F | Informational Text |
| Cat and Fish | F | Fiction |
| The Tall Tree | F | Informational Text |
| TJ’s Car | G | Realistic Fiction |
| Cool Sails | G | Fiction |
| Big Dinosaur | G | Fiction |
| Under the Ice | G | Informational Text |
| Changing Colors | G | Informational Text |
| Robot Crab | G | Informational Text |
| Sailor Sid Is Clever | G | Realistic Fiction |
| Lazy Lilly | G | Realistic Fiction |
| Tricera’s Lesson | G | Fiction |
| Living in a Cave | H | Informational Text |
| A Handy Horse | H | Informational Text |
| Moving Seeds | H | Informational Text |
| A Big Earthquake | H | Informational Text |
| Garbage in the River | H | Informational Text |
| I Dare You | H | Fiction |
| A Bag in the Jungle | H | Fiction |
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Grade 1 Small-Group Resources (Leveled Books, Take & Teach Books, and Take & Teach Lessons) |
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| Title | Level | Genre |
| Sleeping Animals | B | Informational Text |
| Racing | B | Informational Text |
| Whiskers | B | Informational Text |
| No Bones | B | Informational Text |
| A Place to Live | B | Informational Text |
| Dinner for Baby | B | Realistic Fiction |
| Look at the Web | B | Animal Fantasy |
| Go, Mouse! | B | Animal Fantasy |
| The King’s Pants | C | Realistic Fiction |
| Look, Bee! | C | Animal Fantasy |
| Rabbit and Frog | C | Animal Fantasy |
| Day and Night in the Desert | C | Informational Text |
| Racing Cars | D | Realistic Fiction |
| Dad’s Boot | D | Realistic Fiction |
| The Turtle’s Journey | D | Informational Text |
| No Kings in the Kitchen | E | Realistic Fiction |
| Octopus Is a Friend | E | Animal Fantasy |
| Octopus Mother | E | Informational Text |
| Smoke Jumpers Help | E | Informational Text |
| Going Under | E | Informational Text |
| The King’s Ride | F | Realistic Fiction |
| It Started with a Plant | F | Informational Text |
| Super Dog | F | Informational Text |
| Saving Shark | F | Animal Fantasy |
| Green Feathers | F | Animal Fantasy |
| Big Bull | G | Animal Fantasy |
| Living in Space | G | Informational Text |
| Big Bull Gets Bored | G | Animal Fantasy |
| Mrs. Spatt and Spider | G | Animal Fantasy |
| Spider Gets Jealous | G | Animal Fantasy |
| Baby Bonobos Alone | H | Informational Text |
| Dolphins to the Rescue | H | Informational Text |
| Moving Elephants | H | Informational Text |
| Tilly’s Tantrum | H | Realistic Fiction |
| Harpy Eagle Chick | I | Informational Text |
| Different Plants | I | Informational Text |
| Baxter | I | Realistic Fiction |
| Bully Bugs | J | Informational Text |
| Up Pops A Mushroom | J | Informational Text |
| The Storyteller | K | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| The Flying Panini | K | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| The Griffon Vulture | L | Informational Text/Report |
| Who’s Who? | L | Realistic Fiction/Description |
| Saving Grandpa | L | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| A Suit for Spacewalking | M | Informational Text/Explanation |
| What’s That? | M | Informational Text/Description |
| A Sneak Peek into Diego’s Diary | M | Realistic Fiction/Diary |
| Climbing a Rock Wall | N | Informational Text/Explanation |
| The Dingo Fence | N | Informational Text/Report |
| The People on Hickory Street | N | Realistic Fiction/Description |
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Grade 2 Small-Group Resources (Leveled Books, Take & Teach Books, and Take & Teach Lessons) |
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| Title | Level | Genre |
| The Aliens Go Shopping | F | Science Fiction |
| Going Up | F | Informational Text |
| Jake’s Job | F | Realistic Fiction |
| Tricky Aliens | F | Science Fiction |
| Robber Cat | G | Realistic Fiction |
| In a Nutshell | G | Informational Text |
| A Possum in the House | G | Realistic Fiction |
| A Job for Suzee Sing | G | Mystery |
| Eddy’s Shoes | G | Realistic Fiction |
| Moon Mouse | G | Animal Fantasy |
| Mister Rooster | H | Realistic Fiction |
| Knut—A Pet or Not? | H | Informational Text |
| The Junk Raft Journey | H | Informational Text |
| The Battle to Breathe | H | Informational Text |
| Alien Trouble | H | Science Fiction |
| Uncle Al | H | Realistic Fiction |
| Robot Lander on Mars | I | Informational Text |
| A Real Tree House | I | Informational Text |
| A Snake Wrangler | I | Informational Text |
| Robot RG9 Takes Over | I | Science Fiction |
| Lucky Water Buffalo Calf | J | Informational Text |
| A Battle in the Deep Sea | J | Informational Text |
| The Bedroom Swing | K | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Adventure in the Desert | K | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| No Worries | L | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Yes, No, or Maybe So | L | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| The Hoatzin Bird | M | Informational Text/Report |
| Word Pictures | M | Informational Text/Description |
| Hunting for Treasure | N | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Race to the Finish | N | Informational Text/Explanation |
| The Certificate | N | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| The Goat-Mobile | N | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Outside This Window | N | Informational Text/Description |
| K.C. Miggins | O | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| The Call of the Sea | O | Informational Text/Report |
| The Secret | O | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| A Mammoth Eclipse | O | Informational Text/Report |
| On the Ball | O | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Go Fish | O | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Banjo | P | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Inside-Out Skeletons | P | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Uncle Al—Surfer | P | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Circus Performers | P | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Fussy Ferret | P | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Over the Bridge | P | Informational Text/Explanation |
| The Hand of Nature | Q | Informational Text/Description |
| Kids Speak Out | Q | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| A Trip to Space Camp | Q | Informational Text/Report |
| Perfectly Ridiculous | Q | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Samso—The Green Dream | Q | Informational Text/Report |
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Grade 3 Small-Group Resources (Leveled Books, Take & Teach Books, and Take & Teach Lessons) |
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| Title | Level | Genre |
| Bug Hunters | I | Informational Text |
| Cousin Kate | I | Realistic Fiction |
| Uncle Al and the Soccer Game | J | Realistic Fiction |
| Different or the Same? | J | Informational Text |
| The Stars Above | K | Informational Text |
| Dad’s Place | K | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| A Sneak Peek into Abigail’s Diary | L | Realistic Fiction/Diary |
| Different Villages | L | Informational Text/Report |
| Making a Choice | M | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Views on the News | M | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| Grandma Reanie’s Beanies | N | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Consequences | N | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Through the Lens | N | Informational Text/Description |
| Out of Nature | O | Informational Text/Report |
| Seeing Eye to Eye or Not | O | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| A Thirsty World | O | Informational Text/Report |
| Through the Eyes of Bloggers | O | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| Changes | P | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Into Cole Cave | P | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Lens on Nightlife | P | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Squeezing Putty | P | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Choices | P | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Change Happens | P | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Fiction Today—Fact Tomorrow | Q | Informational Text/Report |
| Technophobia | Q | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| Saving for the Future | Q | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Tapping into Talent | Q | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Readers’ Viewpoints | Q | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| Invisible Threads | Q | Informational Text/Report |
| Spotlight on the People | R | Realistic Fiction/Description |
| Wildlife Detective | R | Informational Text/Diary |
| Team Haircut | R | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Uncle Al—Chaperone | R | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Tall Tales or True Tales? | R | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| The Decathlon | R | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Grandma Reanie’s Rockers | R | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Between the Pages | R | Realistic Fiction/Description |
| On the Wings of a Bird | S | Informational Text/Report |
| Built for Speed | S | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Talent on Show | S | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| Lighting Up the Dark | S | Informational Text/Description |
| Shadows of the Past | S | Informational Text/Report |
| Crazy Challenges | S | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Blogger’s Babble | S | Opinion Text/Persuasive Argument |
| The Claw | T | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Beaky McKay | T | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| World Without Trees | T | Informational Text/Explanation |
| Speak Like Us | T | Realistic Fiction/Narrative |
| Call Me Harry | T | Realistic Fiction/Personal Narrative |
| Hidden Horrors | T | Informational Text/Report |
Built-in lesson plans and instruction in every text, as well as a comprehensive Teacher’s Handbook, save planning time and elevate teaching practice for even the most experienced teachers.
Online Resources include digital versions of every book, as well as lessons, activities, and graphic organizers.
Only JillE Literacy offers high-quality, engaging texts combined with the built-in teaching support that makes it easy to teach and reinforce essential skills in context.
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