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Welcome to a literacy curriculum that thinks forward.
Magnetic Literacy

More Than Core Reading: A Thinking Curriculum

Build knowledge and literacy together in Grades K–6. Invite your students to explore ideas and express their thinking with clarity and confidence.

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Overview

Thinkers, Rise.

Literacy is the force that lifts us all to a life of discovery and learning. We believe every student has the potential—and the right—to think deeply, create boldly, and rise fully. Magnetic Literacy equips students with the knowledge, skills, and voice to grow as confident readers, writers, and thinkers.

We created Magnetic Literacy to be more than a core reading curriculum. It nurtures independent thinkers—fully equipped and eager to rise and engage with the world.

  • Program Type:Instruction
  • Curriculum Type:Core
  • Subject:Literacy
  • Grade(s):K–6
  • Language:English
  • Format:Print, Digital
  • Copyright:2027
Think deeply. Create boldly. Rise fully.
Reasons to Choose

Knowledge That Builds.
Thinking That Lifts.

Magnetic Literacy begins with knowledge and skills, but it doesn’t stop there. As students move through a unit, they deepen their understanding, synthesize, reflect, and communicate thinking with clarity.

THINK Sets Honor Inquiry and Nurture Knowledge

Research-based text sets spark exploration and scaffold access to a complex anchor text. Visual texts activate knowledge, conceptual texts deepen understanding, and connection texts fuel engagement.

A Fully Integrated Literacy Journey

Foundational skills and literacy weave into a joined experience, built on the same topic to reinforce each other. Students build decoding, comprehension, and language skills in a connected whole.

Clear Insights, Powered by
i-Ready

To accelerate growth for every student, teachers need reliable data at their fingertips. Magnetic Literacy pairs seamlessly with i-Ready, giving teachers clear, actionable data to guide instruction.

What's Included

Student Worktext

  • Six unit-specific volumes per grade
  • Text sets that honor inquiry and nurture knowledge, (including Trade Books for Grades K–1)
  • Integrated instruction across foundational skills, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, grammar and syntax, and oral language
  • Daily opportunities for writing and discussion
  • Instruction aligned to reading science, with systematic practice that builds fluency
  • Embedded module and unit assessments
  • Student Assessment Book (*additional purchase) 

 

Student Digital Experience

  • Digital Student Worktext for anytime, anywhere access
  • i-Ready Inform assessment for actionable insights
  • i-Ready Personalized Instruction tailored to each student’s reading needs (*additional purchase)

 

Foundational Skills Classroom Set

  • Topically connected decodable readers for every unit
  • Card sets for sound spelling, word building, articulation, and high-frequency words
  • Alphabet Tales Big Book and Alphabet Books (Grade K)

 

Teacher’s Guide

  • Six unit-specific volumes per grade
  • Explicit lessons that use a gradual-release framework
  • Research-backed instructional routines
  • English Learner supports tailored to each lesson
  • Practical guidance for facilitating writing instruction, discourse, and knowledge building
  • Consistent support for evidence-based practices across all literacy domains
  • Includes printed Anchor Charts to reinforce learning and recall 

 

Teacher Digital Experience

  • Digital Teacher’s Guide for flexible planning
  • Resources designed for whole class and differentiated instruction, including session slides, student-led activities, articulation videos, and more
  • Interactive Implementation Guide for planning, pacing, and classroom setup
  • i-Ready Inform reporting, including Grade-Level Planning (Scaffolding) and Results reports
  • Tools for assigning digital practice and monitoring student progress
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FAQs

Is Magnetic Literacy aligned to the Science of Reading? 
What does it mean to be a “thinking curriculum”?
How will Magnetic Literacy save planning time? 
What will “Integrated Literacy” look like in my classroom? 
How does Magnetic Literacy work with i-Ready?
What support can I expect when I start using Magnetic Literacy? 
How can I pilot Magnetic Literacy? 

 

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