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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.
See the ResearchResearch 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.
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.
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.
i-Ready Inform
Pinpoint what students know and where they need support with adaptive Reading and Mathematics assessments for Grades K–12.
Get Your SamplesExperience Magnetic Foundations
Explore sample program resources to see how Magnetic Foundations provides teachers with everything they need to deliver explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction.
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.