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Engaging Readers
This engaging and explicit reading comprehension program, crafted by experienced teachers, is tailored for kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade classrooms.
It offers easy-to-follow lesson plans to guide teachers through their interactive read aloud lesson.
YES! We are research based!
Just Add the Book and Teach!
Each book includes five days of explicitly taught comprehension lessons. These interactive read-aloud lessons are grounded in research. The teacher will do the reading work while the students do the thinking work.
Here is why over 90,000 teachers have loved these lessons:
- Saves teachers countless planning hours each week
- Done-for-you lesson plans with scripted support
- Different comprehension strategies each day, but spirally reviewed all year
- Student writing and discussion prompts each day
- Feel confident your lessons reflect the latest reading research
- Retelling or text detail activities are included for each book
Student-Friendly Anchor Charts
Each unit comes with user-friendly, printable charts that are simple to use. These charts provide concise language for each comprehension strategy.
- Focus on the core strategies that support student comprehension
- Colorful and engaging graphics to help student memory
- Simple and succinct language for each strategy
Teaching and Student Discussion Slides
You will find five days of comprehension teaching slides each week that guide your student discussions. The power of an interactive read-aloud is in student-led conversations.
- Improve student oral language skills
- Deepen listening comprehension skills
- Foster accountable talk
- Guide lesson discussions
Assessments, Rubrics, Vocabulary Work, Sentence Study, & Engaging Craft
Each unit also includes:
- Rubrics - Comprehension-specific rubrics with writing conventions scoring
- True or False Assessment - five true or false questions about the details in the text
- Multiple Choice Assessment - 10 questions that are a combination of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.
- Sentence Study - Each week, a mentor sentence is explicitly studied. Special attention and instruction is given to grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.
- Vocabulary Study - Each week, two tier 2 vocabulary words are selected. Lists of synonyms and antonyms are generated, as well as extension activities.
- Engaging Craft - An original craft is created for each text. These crafts can be incorporated with the retelling activity or the sentence study!
The Research
Direct and Explicit Instruction
Writing is taught through the gradual release of responsibility model. This framework, sometimes referred to as “I do it, we do it, you do it” model of instruction employs explicit instruction.
Students then engage in applying these new skills to their own writing which the teacher provides reflective feedback.
Lesson Simplicity
Writing Through the Years provides clear and understandable lesson materials that are essential for effective teaching and learning outcomes. Each lesson supports both the teacher and the students as they engage in the writing instructional time.
Student Feedback and Reflection
The act of providing feedback is essential to the revision phase of the writing process. "Writing Through the Year" outlines a variety of approaches to include feedback from both peers and educators. It is through writing conferences that teachers incorporate these approaches, ensuring that their feedback adheres to the fundamental aim of refining the individual’s writing skills and ensuring their ongoing development as writers.
"My parents could not believe the growth!"
“My classroom went from a sleepy read-aloud to a fully engaged interactive read-aloud. I saw growth not just with comprehension skills; it carried over to their oral language skills, too! I will never go back to the way I used to teach reading before Engaging Readers."
-Andrea G., Kindergarten Teacher and First Grade Teacher
"My classroom's comprehension skills went through the roof!"
“I love how comprehensive these units are. I have everything I need at my fingertips. I have saved so much time in planning, and my students have never been more engaged or competent “
-Erin K., First Grade Teacher
Choose Your Grade Level
Engaging Readers offers easy-to-follow, evidence based lesson plans to guide teachers through their interactive read aloud lesson.
