Perspectives helps students learn to comprehend beyond the surface level and to think critically and creatively about text. Topics range from simple, everyday themes at the earlier grades to complex, thought-provoking issues at the higher grades.

Student reading materials and the accompanying teacher materials have been carefully crafted to promote critical thinking skills. Through engaging stories and productive activities and discussions, students recognize the role an author plays in establishing point of view, that not everyone sees the same issues in the same way, and that a point of view can be affected by circumstances.