The MainSails series is the ideal Guided
Reading series to support your classroom reading program. A major
feature of MainSails is the unique 'Think Tanks'. These allow
teachers to focus on what's important in the text.
Students need to know how language works, how to analyse it and how to use it themselves. The innovative 'Think Tanks' guide students and get them thinking about the text and how it works.
The Think Tanks allow students to:
ask questions
make predictions
make inferences
summarise key points
focus on language
analyse literacy devices.
Use MainSails to extend the comprehension skills of your students. Students are encouraged to think more broadly about different genres and how they work.
Another feature of MainSails is the 'Think About the Text' section and the 'Text Form Explanation'. The 'Think About the Text' sections get students to relate the texts to: