DECODABLES
READ TO KNOW T E X T S E T S
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Curriculum is a critical force through which students receive the tacit message of their value in society. They learn which groups of people are valued and whose stories are worth learning —Dr. Tanji Reed Marshall, The Learning Forward Journal, 2021
Scholastic Read to Know Text Sets offer decodable text sets that build children’s knowledge as they practice and apply decoding skills and prepare to bridge to authentic grade-level text. Aligned to engaging Watch & Learn videos that feature high-interest topics and pique children’s curiosity, the text sets feature informational and fiction texts with carefully controlled decodable text aligned to an aggregation of Ready4Reading’s systematic phonics scope and sequence. Read to Know Features An Aggregated Scope and Sequence Read to Know Text Sets’ aggregation of the Ready4Reading phonics scope and sequence combines phonic elements into coherent groupings, such as CVC words or long vowels with final e. This grouping facilitates the creation of rich texts that guide children to cumulatively apply the decoding skills they are learning as they build knowledge and a love of literacy. Through this consolidated practice, children build the skills and agility they need to become fluent readers. Highly Decodable Decodability is achieved by controlling word choice so that children can decode most words using sound-spellings they have been directly taught according to how far they have moved through the scope and sequence. The high level of decodability builds confidence as children efficiently decode words without guessing or relying on picture cues or other extraneous cues. As children progress, the number of words per text and the range of vocabulary gradually increases. Prior sound-spellings are cumulatively spiraled throughout. Knowledge-Building Videos and Texts Each set consists of a Watch & Learn video, along with three decodable texts. The video, available in English and Spanish, introduces the content-area topic and builds background and vocabulary as it motivates children and sparks their curiosity. The texts in each set connect to the video topic and represent these following genres:
1 . Informational: Retelling This text retells key details from the video. 2 . Informational: Expand Knowledge This text expands on one or more details from the video to extend knowledge. 3 . Fiction This text uses information from the video and turns it into an engaging story.
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