A collection of 25 leveled passages with text-dependent comprehension questions that help students tackle increasingly complex texts and provide the academic rigor called for by the Common Core State Standards.

Each book features passages at various levels of text complexity. Companion comprehension questions require students to read closely, reread, and find explicit examples in the text to support their answers. Includes detailed qualitative complexity information to help teachers focus on the purpose and meaning, structure and language, and knowledge demands of each passage.