Go the Distance!™ is a ground-breaking collection of award-winning, high-interest, multicultural fiction and non-fiction literature with stories, events, characters, and settings, that motivate readers to become accomplished readers. As an inquiry-based program, Go the Distance! also raises personally relevant issues through provocative, inquiry-based questions.

Based on the experience and research of Drs. Jeffrey Wilhelm and Alfred Tatum, Go the Distance!™ builds connections to literature, by presenting and modelling strategies that improve comprehension, boost vocabulary, and develop knowledge of literary elements.

96 books

6 titles for read-aloud (1 copy each)

5 titles for small-group discussion (6 copies each)

12 titles for independent reading related to Muhammad Ali's essential personal values (2 copies each)

18 titles for independent reading from a wide variety of genres and styles (2 copies each)

25 copies of a special edition of Scholastic Scope^® magazine (for small-group instruction)

Professional Guide

Teacher Resources CD with printable lesson plans

6 Read-Aloud Lessons

6 Small-Group Lessons

6 Review/Re-teach Comprehension Mini-Lessons

36 innovative "ThinkMarks" to stimulate critical thinking and encourage personal connections to the independent reading texts (in bookmark format)

Professional Development Paper on "Making Strategic Knowledge Visible and Available to Students" (Chapter 1 from Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm's book, Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies)

Book Notes with preprinted discussion ideas for read-aloud titles

Classroom Poster

Display Box

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