Voices Reading: Zaner-Bloser.

Voices Reading: Zaner-Bloser. www.zaner-bloser.com Program, $150-$300 per student Designed for grades K-2, this program aligns literature with siximportant character development themes: identity awareness, perspectivetaking, conflict resolution, social awareness, love and friendship andfreedom and democracy. It satisfies state standards for charactereducation by offering multicultural mul��ti��cul��tur��al?adj.1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures.2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture. , instructional, read-aloud tradebooks that allow students to share their point of view and fosters keyliteracy literacyAbility to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite skills, including comprehension comprehensionAct of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. , vocabulary development Vocabulary development is the process whereby speakers of language enhance their working vocabularies with new words.The average persons' vocabulary consists of 10,000 words, regardless of native tongue. Usually, this represents a mere fraction of the lexis of that language. , orallanguage skills and writing. The program includes Leveled Readers forguided and independent reading, teacher editions and other supportcomponents. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]