Post on 06-May-2015
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“68% of 8th grade students in America are reading below reading level.”
—National Assessment of Educational Progress
The message here is that we need to do “something.” Take the time to get to know youraudience and direct them to the books that they will open and successfully finish.
“1.2 million students/year (7,000 students/day) drop out of high school.”
—Alliance for Excellent Education
The statistics are staggering and they aren’t improving. Hi-lo books arethe gateway to getting struggling and reluctant teens to read.
US Statistics
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“If you want a child to read, give them a book they want to read”
Give the Reader an Accessible Reading Level
Engage Student’s Interest with Enticing Covers
2.0 3.0 3.5
Hi-Lo Publishing
Know the Reader’s Learning Style
Pure Text Graphic: Non-Comic
Graphic: Comic Auditory
Learning Style Differences
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• Urban Fiction
• Hi-Lo Fiction and Non Fiction
• Graphic Novels
• Abridged Classics
• Lifeskills
• Supplemental Curriculum
• Interactive Whiteboard Activities
• eBooks
• Audio – CDs and Playaway Devices
Saddleback Product Overview
Lockwood Lions™ Series
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Lockwood Lions™ Series
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Award-Winning Realistic Teen Fiction Series
Unchained: 2013 Top Ten YALSA Quick Pick
for Reluctant Readers
Bi-Normal: Silver Medal Winner,
2013 Independent Publisher Book Award
Falling Out of Place: Finalist, 2013 Next Generation
Indie Book Awards / GLBT
Gravel Road™
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Gravel Road™
Booklist, July 2013:Screaming Quietly, “Like other titles in the Gravel Road series, this tackles a tough issue while
keeping a speedy pace and driving toward an important
message”
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“I can already give you feedback on the "Urban Underground" series, as I keep replacing these books each cycle—they "disappear" when the cadets graduate. My favorite comments from them are: "I've never read a whole book before" and "Can you hook me up with another book like this one?" Even the
artwork and pictures on the covers draw the students in.”
—Teacher, At-Risk Facility, California
Urban Underground® - 35 Titles
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Hi-Lo College Fiction for GirlsReading Level: 3.5 | Grades: YA
Ronette Bradley — Good on standardized tests, a mess on her report cards. With high school over, and her boyfriend going away to college, she is stuck cleaning
hotel rooms. Until one fateful telephone call changes everything …
Campus Confessions
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Booklist Review | May 2012“The Juicy Central series, aimed at struggling readers,
has a huge cast, and teens will be easily drawn into the dramas of who is hooking up and who is betraying whom.”
— Hazel Rochman
Juicy Central™
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Hip-Hop Biographies - 10 Titles
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Hip-Hop Biographies - 10 Titles
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Astonishing Headlines & Disasters
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Graphic Novels
Award Winning Series!
21st Century Lifeskills™ Handbooks
Winner: Academics’ Choice Smart Book Award
Finalist: AEP Distinguished Achievement Award!
All Saddleback Titles are Correlated to Common Core Standards
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Common Core
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Author PJ Gray: Coming Home
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How Did I Get Here?
Jenny Jones Harpo Studios
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My Other Passion … Cooking!
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• Unusual path to a writing career …
• Accepted an offer from a friend: came back to haunt me!
• Introduction to the Hi-Lo world.
• Hi-Lo literature, who is it for, why unique?
Who Am I?
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• How it began: From back story to story.
• Why these characters?
• How it relates to Chicago and modern day?
Coming Home
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Coming Home - 3 Titles
Low-Level Urban NovelsReading Level: 2.0 | Grades: YA
Will has left his troubled teen years behind. He’s seen the world. Now he’s coming home. No one could be more thrilled than his mother, Nia. But old family secrets keep them apart. And one shattering event may destroy everyone’s shot at happiness.
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Coming Home - 3 Titles
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Apartment 4A - 3 Titles
Apartment 4AReading Level: 2.0 | Grades: YA
Bree was in big trouble. She was barely getting by. Her older brother drank too much. Her boss was a crook. And her aunt was slowly losing it. Then there was the empty apartment next door. The crying … The screams … Something was not right ...
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Apartment 4A - 3 Titles
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“They have changed my low reader's lives — I have never seen investment or reading comprehension growth like I have this year since using Saddleback
books. They are fun and engaging and age-appropriate for low-level readers! LOVE Saddleback Books!!”
— Literacy Director, New Orleans
“So incredible. I can't tell you how game changing you guys have been for our students. GAME CHANGING.”
— Asst Principal, Urban Middle School, California
Feedback from the Field
Tim McHugh
tmchugh@sdlback.com
(714-640-5233)
“Do you have any struggling students in your school?”
Leader of High-Interest, Low Reading Level Materials for Young Adult Reluctant Readers