Teacher’s Guide
- 30 weeks of explicit, systematic foundational skills lessons
- Easy-to-follow routines
- Helpful teacher tips, including English Learner supports
Magnetic Foundations
Early Foundational Reading Skills
Empower students to master early literacy skills by offering explicit, systematic instruction across all foundational skills domains.
Overview
Develop a Strong Foundation in Early Literacy
This Tier 1 foundational skills program offers explicit, systematic instruction across all early literacy domains. It integrates the Science of Reading with proven instructional practices, building a strong foundation for reading.
Designed to complement any core program, it provides strategic supports and purposeful practice ensuring all students, including English Learners, engage in meaningful learning. Regular assessment opportunities help track progress and meet student needs. With topically aligned decodable texts that begin to build background knowledge, teachers have the right tools to deliver foundational skills instruction.
Pairing with Mosaico: Fundamentos por i-Ready creates a seamless bilingual teaching experience that strengthens skills in both languages.
- Program Type:Instruction
- Curriculum Type:Supplemental
- Subject:Literacy
- Grade(s):K–2
- Language:English
- Format:Print, Digital
- Copyright:2023
Program Features
Scope and Sequence Systematically Develops Foundational Skills
The progression of skills is aligned to research from literacy experts and organized to systematically build and reinforce new and previously learned skills.
Consistent Instructional Framework Builds Student Confidence
Each week of instruction follows a predictable five-session sequence to introduce new skills and provide students with opportunities to practice and apply those skills.
Instructional Routines Align to the Science of Reading
A clear instructional framework supports the explicit teaching of new skills, including phonological awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, and delivering corrective feedback.
Decodable Texts Are 100% Readable
Decodable texts are fully aligned to each week’s instruction, reinforcing phonics and high-frequency word skills as students build reading fluency.
Content-Rich Texts Begin to Build Background Knowledge
Unit topics connect across lessons, helping students begin to build background knowledge through engaging literary and informational decodable texts.
Authentic Decodable Texts Reflect All Students
Students read and learn about a diverse range of characters and rich topics they can relate to.
Strategic Supports Promote Access for All
Point-of-use scaffolds and options for differentiation support learner variability, ensuring all students, including English Learners, actively engage in rigorous, meaningful learning.
Purposeful Practice Solidifies Learning
Intentional, repeated practice gives students multiple opportunities to immediately apply their learning.
Formative and Summative Assessments Inform Instruction
Weekly and Unit Assessments provide opportunities to monitor progress, see patterns in student growth, and address student needs effectively.
Develop Foundational Skills in English and Spanish
Pair optionally with Mosaico: Fundamentos to promote a strong biliteracy foundation.
Implementation Supports Strengthen Any Biliteracy Model
Navigate bilingual reading instruction with comprehensive guidance and a trusted partner.
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What's Included
Student Worktext
- Daily purposeful practice opportunities
- Weekly cumulative review
- Connected Texts for every lesson
Classroom Decodable Set
Grade K
- Alphabet Tales Big Book
- 26 Alphabet Books
- 15 decodable Magnetic Readers
Grades 1 and 2
- 30 decodable Magnetic Readers
Foundational Skills Cards
- Sound Spelling Cards
- Articulation Cards
- Super Word Cards
- Word Building Cards
Digital Access through Teacher Toolbox
- Lesson slides
- Articulation videos
- Support for families
- Additional practice and resources for differentiation
Related Resources
Whitepaper
Putting the Science of Reading to Work
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Research Base
Magnetic Reading Foundations: Research Base
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Case Study
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Morongo Unified School District’s Reader by Nine initiative aims to ensure all students reach profi...
Meet the Experts Behind the Program
Dr. D. Ray Reutzel
Dean of the College of Education, University of Wyoming
Dr. James W. Cunningham
Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
