New Heights

NEW HEIGHTS™

Listen to Recorded Texts Anytime, Anywhere…

Student-directed, independent reading with an audio assist

42381 Rio Nedo Temecula CA 92590

With 160 High-Interest Titles

Our unique Reading Pen is portable and adaptable for any environment— no bulky equipment needed!

New Heights is easy to use and proven to get results. TM

Repeated readings lead to rapid gains in student reading and comprehension of texts of grade-level complexity.

Touch the tip of the pen to a book’s cover, then any page and hear that page read aloud. • Preloaded with recordings of all 160 New Heights titles • Identifies and reads the text of any New Heights book, regardless of stage • Records students’ own reading, providing valuable feedback for both teacher and student.

Accelerate any reader toward grade-level fluency and comprehension

Go to http://new-heights-reading.com/new-heights-reading-pen/ to see demonstration

“I highly recommend New Heights to support striving readers with comprehension and other essential components of reading such as accuracy, fluency, vocabulary, and strategy use.

Kelly Davis Go to http://new-heights-reading.com for one classroom’s results

Curriculum Specialist and Resource Teacher

• 20 high-interest titles, a balance of fiction and informational texts • 2 eight-page assessment titles • 4 reading pens with full text recordings • 1 activities and assessment CD • 1 program guide • 1 storage box

Shown: Set 5 Shown: Set 2

New Heights Set

Words per Book

Reading Ability Level of Students

Student Interest Level

Item #

List Price

Your Price

Get Set

100–150

Late K – Early First

Grade 2

OK NHGS0000

$499

$199

Blast Off

130–175

Mid – First

Grade 2+

OK NHBO0000

$499

$199

One

150–300

Late First

Grades 2–3

OK NH100000

$499

$199

Two

200–400

Second

Grade 3+

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$499

$199

Three

400–550

Third

Grade 4+

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$499

$199

Four

500–700

Fourth

Grade 5+

OK NH400000

$499

$199

Five

650–900

Fifth

Grade 6+

OK NH500000

$499

$199

Six

900–1200

Sixth

Grade 7+

OK NH600000

$499

$199

Order Today at new-heights-reading.com 866-652-7436 I Fax 800-481-5499 I Visit our online store or find your rep at myokapi.com

All information correct at time of printing. V4 US 08/019

I love the idea of putting the coolest tools [like the Reading Pen] in striving readers’ hands! The recording feature of the Reading Pen is fantastic for capturing student’s reading, comprehension conversations, and providing valuable feedback for both teacher and student. I encourage students to listen to their own reading and complete a self-rating scale, knowing they are more invested when they self-monitor and set individual goals. Use New Heights with your striving readers and let the data do the talking!”

Each New Heights set includes:

“Audio-assisted reading programs that incorporate repeated readings create an instructional synergy that provides the conditions for students to experience reading success.” New Heights’ game-changing Reading Pen • motivational and mobile • reads all 160 texts in the program • records students’ reading • connects to earbuds for quiet listening. See demonstration of the pen at new-heights-reading.com

Tim Rasinski Professor, Kent State University

Order Today at new-heights-reading.com 866-652-7436 I Fax 800-481-5499 I Visit our online store or find your rep at myokapi.com

NEW HEIGHTS™

Listen to Recorded Texts Anytime, Anywhere…

Student-directed, independent reading with an audio assist

42381 Rio Nedo Temecula CA 92590

With 160 High-Interest Titles

Our unique Reading Pen is portable and adaptable for any environment— no bulky equipment needed!

New Heights is easy to use and proven to get results. TM

Repeated readings lead to rapid gains in student reading and comprehension of texts of grade-level complexity.

Touch the tip of the pen to a book’s cover, then any page and hear that page read aloud. • Preloaded with recordings of all 160 New Heights titles • Identifies and reads the text of any New Heights book, regardless of stage • Records students’ own reading, providing valuable feedback for both teacher and student.

Accelerate any reader toward grade-level fluency and comprehension

Go to http://new-heights-reading.com/new-heights-reading-pen/ to see demonstration

“I highly recommend New Heights to support striving readers with comprehension and other essential components of reading such as accuracy, fluency, vocabulary, and strategy use.

Kelly Davis Go to http://new-heights-reading.com for one classroom’s results

Curriculum Specialist and Resource Teacher

• 20 high-interest titles, a balance of fiction and informational texts • 2 eight-page assessment titles • 4 reading pens with full text recordings • 1 activities and assessment CD • 1 program guide • 1 storage box

Shown: Set 5 Shown: Set 2

New Heights Set

Words per Book

Reading Ability Level of Students

Student Interest Level

Item #

List Price

Your Price

Get Set

100–150

Late K – Early First

Grade 2

OK NHGS0000

$499

$199

Blast Off

130–175

Mid – First

Grade 2+

OK NHBO0000

$499

$199

One

150–300

Late First

Grades 2–3

OK NH100000

$499

$199

Two

200–400

Second

Grade 3+

OK NH200000

$499

$199

Three

400–550

Third

Grade 4+

OK NH300000

$499

$199

Four

500–700

Fourth

Grade 5+

OK NH400000

$499

$199

Five

650–900

Fifth

Grade 6+

OK NH500000

$499

$199

Six

900–1200

Sixth

Grade 7+

OK NH600000

$499

$199

Order Today at new-heights-reading.com 866-652-7436 I Fax 800-481-5499 I Visit our online store or find your rep at myokapi.com

All information correct at time of printing. V4 US 08/019

I love the idea of putting the coolest tools [like the Reading Pen] in striving readers’ hands! The recording feature of the Reading Pen is fantastic for capturing student’s reading, comprehension conversations, and providing valuable feedback for both teacher and student. I encourage students to listen to their own reading and complete a self-rating scale, knowing they are more invested when they self-monitor and set individual goals. Use New Heights with your striving readers and let the data do the talking!”

Each New Heights set includes:

“Audio-assisted reading programs that incorporate repeated readings create an instructional synergy that provides the conditions for students to experience reading success.” New Heights’ game-changing Reading Pen • motivational and mobile • reads all 160 texts in the program • records students’ reading • connects to earbuds for quiet listening. See demonstration of the pen at new-heights-reading.com

Tim Rasinski Professor, Kent State University

Order Today at new-heights-reading.com 866-652-7436 I Fax 800-481-5499 I Visit our online store or find your rep at myokapi.com

NEW HEIGHTS™

New HeightsTM has been proven to significantly increase reading enjoyment, confidence, and competency by:

Develop reading skills and increase comprehension

with New Heights combination of explicit instruction and independent practice TM

• Exposing students to complex texts beyond their current ability level, and providing the support that will scaffold them higher • Improving word recognition, writing skills, spelling and comprehension • Guiding readers quickly through difficult words and passages, improving automaticity • Demonstrating fluent models of reading.

Activities CD Includes Five Follow-Up Activities • Word Search activities provide practice in identifying words in a different context and opportunities for searching across words in sequence.

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• Writing Activities provide opportunities to link texts to writing, improving writing and reading and allowing for further comprehension checks.

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Teacher provides orientation

• Text-Sequencing, Board Games, and Cloze Activities reinforce skills and provide further practice in reading, comprehending, and organizing text.

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• All new Get Set! Stage with eight-page books for early readers and listeners

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Revised and Updated!

• All other titles have been extended and reformatted into 12-page books with open and welcoming new page layouts • Reading Pens programmed for every New Heights book • New titles with contemporary appeal to interest every reader have been added to each stage

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• Activities and assessment now provided on easy-to-use CD

Teacher and student conference to determine progress Student engages in independent activities to reinforce learning Student repeats process until ﬂuency level is achieved

New Heights has been proven TM

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Assessment titles

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—2 at each stage—provide quick • Guiding readers quickly through difficult words and passages, improving automaticity • Demonstrating fluent models of reading. baseline and progress checks. • Improving word recognition, writing skills, spelling and comprehension

Go to http://new-heights-reading.com/teacher-resources/ One-on-one conferencing coupled for Records of Reading Behavior with student-generated reading choices increase engagement with the intervention process.

With a half hour of daily reading practice, most students on average achieved 12 months’ progress in just 10 weeks’ time.

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On the Activities CD, you’ll also find the Student Handbook, Progress Name: Date: Graph, Records of Students’ Work, Awards, and Notes for Families. Body Art

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when he/she tries hard when he/she corrects mistakes when he/she reads with expression

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Extend comprehension through a variety of post-reading activities.

Go to http://new-heights-reading.com/program-materials to download activities

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When you listen to your child reading, please:

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Go to http://new-heights-reading.com/program-materials to download activities

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Your child should hold the book. If your child needs to point to keep his/her place, he/she should not point to every word but should simply slide his/her left hand down the left margin. You do not point for him/her. Ask questions about the book and discuss it so that you can check your child’s understanding of the story.

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Your child, ............................................................................................ , is taking part in the New Heights program at school to give him/her extra reading practice.

Su niño/a, ........................................................................................... , está participando en el programa escolar New Heights, que le proporciona práctica adicional de lectura.

In the New Heights program, students listen to stories as they silently read along. This program helps them to improve their reading and comprehension skills as well as their attitude to reading.

En el programa New Heights, los estudiantes escuchan cuentos mientras los van leyendo en silencio. Este programa ayuda a los niños a mejorar su comprensión lectora y su actitud hacia la lectura.

If your child brings home a book and/or a reading pen, please follow the instructions on the bookmark they bring with them.

Si su niño/a lleva a casa un libro y/o un lápiz lector, por favor siga cuidadosamente las instrucciones descritas en el marcapáginas que los acompañará.

If you would like to know more about the program or would like to see it working in our school, please contact me.

Si desea más información acerca del programa, o si desea verlo en práctica en nuestra escuela, por favor póngase en contacto conmigo.

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New Heights’ Program Guide provides a wealth of resources for implementing the program effectively, including: • Suggestions for orientations and conferencing, teacher prompts, and tracking student progress • Assessment tips, including the administering, scoring, and interpretation of Running Records • New Heights’ complete and compelling research base, and more!