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Magnetic Foundations

Develop early literacy in Grades K–2 with explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction grounded in the Science of Reading and supported by high-quality decodable texts that begin to build background knowledge.

Program Resources

High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Brochure for EdReports

Magnetic Foundations for Grades K–2 has earned perfect scores and all-green ratings from EdReports in both gateways of the rigorous Foundational Skills category.


Meet the Authors and Advisors

With guidance from advisors and authors who have a wide range of expertise in the field of education, Magnetic Foundations connects the latest research with practical application in the classroom.


Complete or Complement Your Core Literacy Program

Using Magnetic Foundations’ scope and sequence to connect to core skills, Grades K–2 teachers can integrate foundational skills with a core literacy program to enhance and accelerate learning.

Reasons to Choose Magnetic Foundations

With so many resources to support foundational skills, how do you know which is best? See these top reasons for choosing and using Magnetic Foundations.


Connected and Decodable Texts Video

Watch this video to discover how connected and decodable texts are at the core of foundational skills instruction.


Scope and Sequence Brochure

Magnetic Foundations’ scope and sequence is organized to build systematically and reinforce foundational skills. The scope and sequence is based on research culled from cutting-edge reading science.


Research and Efficacy

 

All students can become skilled readers, and the best way to achieve this outcome is literacy instruction aligned to the Science of Reading. These beliefs are at the core of Magnetic Foundations, designed to lead every student to reading success.

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Instruction

The regular use of evidence-based routines, purposeful practice, and engaging texts throughout Magnetic Foundations builds the necessary skills for students to become fluent readers.

Instructional Design: Weekly Structure

There are six units with five weeks of instruction per unit.


Purposeful Practice: Student Pages

Skills-based activities are included for daily practice. Activities are fun, engaging, and purposeful.

Research-Based Routines

Routines are included for Blend Sounds, Phonemic Awareness, Isolate Sounds, Add Phonemes, Delete Phonemes, High-Frequency Words, Encoding, Decoding, and more!

100% Readable Decodable Text Lists

Magnetic Readers (i.e., decodable readers) provide opportunities to practice skills, including high-frequency words.


Formative and Summative Assessments

Explore the assessments in Magnetic Foundations that ensure teachers understand how students are progressing as readers.

i-Ready Diagnostic

Pinpoint what students know and where they need support with adaptive Reading and Mathematics assessments for Grades K-12.

Experience Magnetic Foundations

 

Explore sample program resources to see how Magnetic Foundations provides teachers with everything they need to deliver explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction.

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Students access instruction through the use of accessibility-focused tools.

Access for All Learners

Magnetic Foundations empowers teachers to recognize and use the unique assets and needs of all students as tools for learning. The program offers multiple means of engagement, representation, action, and expression throughout the program.

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