Reinforce Academic Talk
Use this four-part Ready routine to build vocabulary and comprehension.
Ready Common Core Reading’s rigorous yet supportive content is proven to make today’s demanding standards reachable for all students. This ELA program has complex, authentic texts that engage students in opportunities to practice close reading strategies across a variety of genres and formats.
Ready Common Core Reading instruction uses a consistent Read, Think, Talk, Write model in which teacher-led discussion and small group collaboration are central to student achievement. Lessons scaffold to build students’ confidence as they develop important critical thinking and analytical skills. Through ELA instruction, students are immediately engaged by the variety of real-world source texts, from ELA books to literature and poetry to blogs and news articles.
Ready Common Core Reading supports students and teachers with a wealth of on- and off-grade level resources. The ELA reading program:
Ready Common Core Reading’s research-based programs help young learners meet the demands of today’s standards. The program helps emergent readers build their comprehension by offering rigorous instruction that is both reachable and developmentally appropriate.
Teacher-led, read aloud instruction uses rich, authentic text from multiple subjects to help students develop the skills critical to reading success. The Student Instruction Book was designed to ensure young readers start with a strong foundation of important reading concepts. Students then practice applying these new reading skills through drawing, writing, and other activities that encourage them to use text-based evidence from the read alouds.
Using nine high-interest, read aloud trade books for each grade level, Ready Common Core Reading texts are carefully selected from within a range of genres to meet the rigor of the state standards. Texts include a balance of award-winning literary and informational books from acclaimed authors.
*Important: The K–1 trade books are a critical component of the K–1 Reading program because they hold the majority of the text students will encounter.
This lesson-by-lesson teaching tool serves as a professional development resource to empower teachers and advance their instruction. The Teacher Resource Book supports teachers with tools and guidance right when they need it and delivers in-the-moment, easy-to-follow lesson support to help teachers strengthen their practice.
A perfect complement to Ready Common Core Reading, Teacher Toolbox for English Language Arts is a digital collection of K–8 instructional resources that supports educators in differentiating instruction for students performing on, below, or above grade level. Regardless of the grade they teach, subscribers get access to the full range of Ready Common Core Reading (Grades K–8) and Ready Writing (Grades 2–5) resources for all grade levels, in addition to multimedia content, discourse supports, and more. For Grades K–1, Teacher Toolbox also includes read aloud trade books to support close reading and projectable tutorials to further support skills development.
*For educators from K–12 educational institutions only.
Ready Common Core Reading’s rigorous texts and question-based instructional model promotes the critical thinking required for today’s standards and today’s world. Real-world reading engages students and provides them with opportunities to practice close reading strategies through literary and informational texts. Teacher support tools help teachers strengthen their practice and meet the demands of the state standards.
The Student Instruction Book gives all learners supportive instruction in line with reading standards. Lessons provide cross-curricular content including social studies and science themes. The texts are strategically chosen to strengthen reading skills and deepen student knowledge in core subject areas.
The Student Assessments Book features full-length assessments that mirror the format, question types, and rigor of the state assessment. Throughout the book, students have multiple opportunities to practice questions that require the application of higher-order thinking skills.
Lesson by lesson, the Teacher Resource Book gives teachers a hands-on support guide and professional development resource. Robust and comprehensive, the book delivers valuable tips and guidance to help educators strengthen their practice and efficiently meet the expectations of the standards.
A perfect complement to Ready Common Core Reading, Teacher Toolbox for English Language Arts is a digital collection of K–8 instructional resources that supports educators in differentiating instruction for students performing on, below, or above grade level. Regardless of the grade they teach, subscribers get access to the full range of Ready Common Core Reading (Grades K–8) and Ready Writing (Grades 2–5) resources for all grade levels, in addition to multimedia content, assessment practice, discourse supports, and more.
*For educators from K–12 educational institutions only.
Ready Common Core Reading’s lessons build in support for middle schoolers by giving them access to grade-level texts with scaffolded prompts and routines. The proven-effective program offers a balance of informational and literary texts from across a wide range of genres to promote strong reading comprehension and critical thinking. Teacher support tools help teachers strengthen their practice and meet the demands of the state standards.
The Student Instruction Book offers learners the strong foundation of reading skills critical to their progress as students and throughout life. Its step-by-step instruction is aligned with the conceptual requirements of the state reading standards. Lessons provide cross-curricular content including social studies and science themes, and the texts are strategically chosen to strengthen reading skills and deepen student knowledge in core subject areas.
The Student Assessments Book features full-length assessments that mirror the format, question types, and rigor of the state assessment, including tech-enhanced item types. Students have multiple opportunities to practice questions that require the application of higher-order thinking skills.
The Teacher Resource Book gives teachers a hands-on support guide and professional development resource. Robust and comprehensive, the book delivers valuable tips and guidance to help educators strengthen their practice and efficiently meet the expectations of the standards.
A perfect complement to Ready Common Core Reading, Teacher Toolbox for English Language Arts is a digital collection of K–8 instructional resources that supports educators in differentiating instruction for students performing on, below, or above grade level. Regardless of the grade they teach, subscribers get access to the full range of Ready Common Core Reading (Grades K–8) and Ready Writing (Grades 2–5) resources for all grade levels, in addition to multimedia content, assessment practice, discourse supports, and more.
*For educators from K–12 educational institutions only.
In a 2018 study, New York State students who had access to Ready books outperformed students who did not.
READ THE RESEARCHUse this four-part Ready routine to build vocabulary and comprehension.
“Ready Reading gives you everything you need to be an effective teacher and to best help your students.”
—Teacher, Grades K–2, MS
“It is a strong resource that fits well into any reading lesson.”
—Teacher, Grades 3–5, NC
Use Reading Discourse Cards to facilitate meaningful discussions around texts.