Reading Comprehension Instruction

Build confident readers through flexible, standards-based instruction and practice with high-interest informational and literary texts.

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Overview

Develop Strategies for Comprehending Complex Texts

Designed to help all students achieve grade-level expectations, this program offers comprehension lessons that give students multiple opportunities to engage with standards before applying them independently. Engaging texts spark curiosity and build knowledge, and vocabulary instruction is integrated to strengthen comprehension. Additionally, structured discourse and text-based writing deepen understanding. When paired with Ready Writing, students engage in thematically connected lessons that emphasize writing about reading, enhancing critical thinking. Ongoing formative assessments provide actionable data to help teachers guide students toward comprehension success.

Program Type:Instruction, Assessment
Curriculum Type:Supplemental
Subject:Literacy
Grade(s):K–8
Language:English
Format:Digital, Print

Program Features

Achieve Grade-Level Expectations

Daily Instruction Develops Independence

The Read, Think, Talk, Write routine provides a consistent structure for students to engage with complex ideas in text.

Multiday Lessons Build Mastery

Instruction unfolds over several days, giving students multiple opportunities to experience the standard before applying it independently.

Ongoing Assessments Monitor Understanding

Formative assessment opportunities deliver actionable data to guide students toward grade-level achievement in reading comprehension. Unit checks further help teachers evaluate student mastery at both the lesson and unit levels.

Engage Students in Rich, Complex Texts

Topically Connected Texts Build Knowledge

High-quality trade books and three topically connected texts in each lesson spark curiosity while exploring content-area topics.

Vocabulary Instruction Supports Comprehension

Each lesson integrates vocabulary instruction that is directly tied to the targeted skill or standard and the lesson topic, helping students deepen their understanding as they explore new words.

Deepen Comprehension Skills

Discourse Promotes Critical Thinking

Daily discussion opportunities allow students to engage with the text, clarify their thinking, and deepen their understanding. English and Spanish Reading Discourse Cards further support these student-centered conversations.

Meaningful Text-Based Writing

Emergent writing practice begins with drawing and labeling in Grades K and 1 and progresses to short and extended responses in Grades 2–8. Optionally pairing with Ready Writing emphasizes writing in response to reading, further strengthening critical thinking.

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