Start-to-Finish Publishing , Don Johnston Ltd.

Imagine what it would be like if every student had instructional materials to meet their needs throughout the entire day. Imagine the learning that would naturally take place, the inquiry it would inspire and the love of reading that would be evident. With the Start-to-Finish Publishing series, you no longer have to imagine the possibilities... you will experience it! Start-to-Finish Publishing will provide students with a considerate reading experience every time. At Don Johnston , we consider writing and editing each sentence to be an art. By devoting over 30 minutes to craft each sentence, we create considerate text that every student can read and understand. In addition, students are supported beyond the considerate text with considerate reading supports that aid in furthering comprehension. Teachers can use Start-to-Finish books for engaged, standards-based learning because of the wide variety of literature and content to choose from, data collection and innovative planning tools. The Start-to-Finish Considerate Reading experience meets the needs of a diverse classroom with three series: Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters, Start-to-Finish Library and our newest addition of informational books, Start-to-Finish Core Content. Whatever series students engage in, they have the most independent reading experience ever.

Considerate Reading...
Critical Skills
With Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters, students are introduced to new text that increases oral language development, teaches new vocabulary and provides practice with decoding skills. Relevant, curriculum-based topics fit into the curriculum and include even the most novice reader in the topic being studied.

Considerate Reading...
Independent Literary Engagement
With the Start-to-Finish Library, students immerse themselves in a narrative storyline that evokes imagination, activates and builds background knowledge plus their interest in a specific topic or plot. Books for required reading, reading in the content areas and self-selected reading fit into any curriculum.

Considerate Reading...
Essential Knowledge
With Start-to-Finish Core Content, struggling readers get essential information presented in an understandable format. The considerate text and supports work together to help students comprehend content-area topics. The text and reading supports are carefully implemented to make it easy for students to use reading strategies that are explicitly taught in class. "Reading to learn" becomes a positive experience every time.

Seamless Implementation
into the Curriculum
Start-to-Finish titles are designed to be used for reading across the curriculum, required reading assignments or self-selected reading opportunities. The broad title selection provides something for everyone… anytime! Whether you have one computer per classroom, a computer lab or a computer for each student, you can integrate Start-to-Finish into your day to meet reading and content-area standards.

Read more on each Start-to-Finish product:

Start-to-Finish Literacy Starters

Start-to-Finish Library

Start-to-Finish Core Content