Readers in Residence Volume 1 - Sleuth Author:Debra Bell This item is the All-In-One Student Worktext ONLY. The Readers in Residence (RIR) series is a reading comprehension, literature, and vocabulary program. It may be used alone or in conjunction with the Writers in Residence series. Together the two programs provide a full year of language arts. In Readers in Residence, while studying some of the... more » finest books in children s literature, students learn how to do the following: understand the author s craft, choices, and intentions recognize the literary elements authors use to create fiction and nonfiction make inferences from the details in the text plus their own prior knowledge and experience decode the meaning of unfamiliar words from context clues build a rich and varied vocabulary identify and understand figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, and hyperbole notice how expert writers employ the conventions of the English language (punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and usage) to achieve clarity Readers in Residence, volume 1 is aimed at students in 4th grade and up. It is suitable for older students who struggle with reading comprehension or who are unfamiliar with the skills taught in this program« less