Read to Know Lessons Phonemic Awareness: Quick, playful activities build phonemic awareness related to the phonics focus Readiness Checks: Skill-focused word sets that children read aloud to gauge their level of readiness for reading the text High-Frequency and Content-Area Words: Guidance for teaching these words with sound-spelling relationships that have not as yet been taught First and Second Readings: Flexible support for guiding reading Language Support: Additional scaffolds to support multilingual learners Comprehension-Builders: Text and video discussion prompts and Respond & Write resources guide children to think and write about texts Review Books and Formative Assessment Following every three Read to Know text sets are Review Books that offer consolidated review of prior targeted sound-spellings and word study. Review Books can be used for a formative assessment to measure children’s progress at regular intervals. A downloadable Oral Reading Rubric is available to structure the formative assessment and record results and takeaways. Read to Know Text Sets Materials 18 text sets of three decodable books each 6 Review Books 19 Watch & Learn Videos (English and Spanish) Digital teacher and student teacher resources Downloadable decodable books Downloadable Oral Reading High-Interest, Relevant, Meaningful Engaging texts with high-interest topics pique children’s curiosity and build motivation. Texts that feature characters, communities, and experiences that are relevant to the lives of diverse students and are created by diverse writers and artists. Holistic Instruction Read to Know lessons support teachers in building foundational skills, as well as a range of literacy skills that young readers need, including vocabulary, reading comprehension, knowledge-building, and writing. Targeted instruction in phonics and language comprehension work together, supporting children as they read and preparing them for the more complex and natural language texts they’ll encounter in and out of school.
Rubric for Assessment Downloadable Respond & Write resources Downloadable Spelling Lists for encoding practice
1 Teacher’s Guide with lessons for each text set and Review
Book (print and digital) Digital decodable books and activities
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