Get to Know Magnetic Reading Foundations K–2
Magnetic Reading Foundations for Grades K–2, grounded in the Science of Reading, has earned perfect scores and an “all-green” rating from EdReports in all Gateways of the rigorous Foundational Skills category.
Magnetic Reading Foundations K–2 Flyer
Magnetic Reading Foundations for Grades K–2 is a comprehensive foundational skills program that includes everything educators need for explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction.
Magnetic Reading Foundations Common Core K–2 Sample Lessons
Explore a free sample lesson to experience how to seamlessly integrate foundational skills instruction into your Grades K–2 literacy curriculum.
Get to Know Magnetic Reading 3–5
Magnetic Reading is a new Grades 3–5 reading comprehension program that builds knowledge, scaffolds instruction to support all learners, and uses actionable data to save teachers time.
Magnetic Reading 3–5 Flyer
Magnetic Reading’s goal is to help every student become a skilled and confident reader. Through rich, engaging texts and lively classroom discourse, Magnetic Reading helps your students build confidence and master critical reading skills.
Magnetic Reading Sample Lessons
Explore a free sample lesson to experience how to seamlessly integrate reading comprehension into your Grades 3–5 literacy curriculum.
ELA Discourse Activities and Sample Cards
Magnetic Reading Discourse Cards promote richer, deeper dialogue to engage all students in meaningful English language arts conversations. This is a sample of the Discourse Cards along with activities that teachers can use with their students right now. With your class, use these questions and response prompts to encourage thoughtful classroom discussions and promote deep comprehension of complex texts with all students.
Vocabulary Support
In Magnetic Reading, students build knowledge about each unit topic by exploring four to five related lessons and reading multiple texts. As students read each new text, they build on the concepts of the previous texts and lessons. These connected texts also allow students to build rich vocabulary around the topic. These Vocabulary Support activities help support vocabulary acquisition through in-depth word exploration with Magnetic Reading’s Building Knowledge with Vocabulary Packs.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching Can Improve Reading
Gain a deeper understanding of how to use culturally responsive teaching protocols and how Magnetic Reading’s culturally relevant content validates and affirms all students.
Scaffolds to Support Learner Variability
How Scaffolds Work in Magnetic Reading
Gain a deeper understanding of how scaffolds work in Magnetic Reading.
Reading Scaffolds: Instructional Tools for Our Focus toward Grade-Level Reading
This professional paper dives deeply into what scaffolds are and how they can be used to support all learners.
Data to Inform Instruction
How the Magnetic Reading Grade-Level Scaffolding Report Marries Data with Instruction
Gain a deeper understanding of the research behind Magnetic Reading’s Grade-Level Scaffolding report and how it is used to inform and transform literacy instruction.
Grade-Level Scaffolding Report
The Grade-Level Scaffolding report provides information on the report components teachers can use to prepare for a Magnetic Reading™ lesson.
Knowledge Building
Why Knowledge Building Matters
Gain a deeper understanding of how knowledge building is used in Magnetic Reading’s curriculum design.
Building Knowledge Now
This knowledge-building guide for leaders shares a comprehensive checklist of key items to look for in a reading comprehension program to help schools meet the knowledge-rich mark.
Research
ESSA Level 4 Research
Evidence of the impact of Magnetic Reading on students’ reading and achievement
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