Debra J. Housel, M.A., earned a master's degree from Nazareth College of Rochester and worked as a teacher for more than a dozen years before becoming a freelance writer. She is an award-winning author and has written and/or consulted on more than 100 titles.<br>
Motivate students by studying the exciting and unique lives of amazing individuals in American history. Leveled Texts for Social Studies: American Biographies is perfect for close reading or small-group reading instruction. It includes 15 different biographies, each featuring high-interest, informational text written at four different reading levels with matching pictures. Symbols in the lower corner of each page represent the reading level range and are designed to help teachers differentiate instruction for those who are reading below-grade-level, at-grade-level, above-grade-level, as well as English language learners. Differentiation strategies and leveled comprehension questions are also provided to complement each reading level.