Help Wanted

Help Wanted is the fourth segment of Read 180 Software Stage B. It's about very talented people.

4.1 Jump Shot, Comprehension: Main Idea, Summarizing, Understand Vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Problem and Solutions.
Bruce Thorson likes sports. He likes photography, too. Thorson has the job of his dreams. He is a sports photographer. Thorson takes photos of athletes. He speeds after athletes with his camera. He has to keep looking for the right shot. How does Thorson know if he is doing a good job? He sees his photos on the sports page.

4.2 In the Funnies, Comprehension: Main Idea, Understand Vocabulary, Read for Details, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solutions.
Robb Armstrong is a whiz at drawing. He also likes to tell stories. Now, Armstrong puts his loves to use at his job. Armstrong has his own comic strip! Armstrong needs lots of ideas for the strip. It's lucky that his days are full of them. Armstrong thinks of ideas while eating and shopping. Armstrong gets paid to do what he loves. That's a good deal!

4.3 Building Dreams, Comprehension: Summarizing, Understand Vocabulary, Sequencing, Read for Details, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast.
Linda Alvarado and her brothers used to have a fine time playing baseball. Linda learned certain skills she uses today. Alvarado no longer plays center field. Now she shines in another field. She still uses teamwork skills, though. She uses them to run a company that builds big buildings. Alvarado still likes baseball. She likes to so much that she owns her own team!

4.4 Blast Off!, Comprehension: Understand Vocabulary, Sequencing, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast.
As a child, Dr. Mae Jemison had a dream. She wanted to be an astronaut. That dream did not change. Jemison's dream came true. She went to space in 1992. Jemison and her crewmates trained first. The crew's training took a long time. Then, the crew took off. Jemison was not even afraid. Her job is a real blast!