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.
Daily Lesson Plans
Every lesson plan is carefully created to be user-friendly. It includes concise guided mini-lessons for each day, hands-on practice activities, and dedicated student response time.
Anchor Charts
Every unit includes easy-to-use, printable charts that provide student-friendly reading comprehension strategies. These strategies are spirally reviewed throughout the year.
Teaching Slides
Daily teaching slides provide help to support daily peer-to-peer student conversations as they dive deep into the meaning of the texts.
Assessments and More
Each text includes vocabulary work, sentence study, an engaging craft, and student assessments.
The Research
Direct and Explicit Instruction
Reading 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.
Interactive Read Aloud Lessons
Engaging Readers 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 an interactive read aloud lesson
Favorite Read Alouds for the Entire Year
Each week, the class deepens their listening comprehension skills, which helps to strengthen their reading comprehension skills. The teacher does the decoding work while the students do the thinking work.
Engaging Readers Book List
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"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
"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
Engaging Readers offers easy-to-follow, evidence based lesson plans to guide teachers through their interactive read aloud lesson.
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