CCSS Alignments

    Grade 3 / Level C
    Grade 4 / Level D
    Grade 5 / Level E
    Grade 6 / Level F
    Grade 7 / Level G
    Grade 8 / Level H

Help your students transfer reading strategies across the curriculum with Read for Real ©2011.

Read for Real delivers the best practices of direct and explicit strategy instruction for informational text. Through exciting, content-area reading, the instructional model teaches comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.

Students will become proficient readers of informational text as they

• use comprehension strategies for before, during, and after reading.
• take ownership of new vocabulary by applying strategies that unlock new word meanings.
• develop fluency and expression through oral reading practice of a variety of texts.
• gain independence in accessing information from nonfiction texts through a scaffolded instructional plan.
• improve test scores by applying the strategies and skills to assessments and standardized tests.

Teachers will benefit from this flexible supplement as they

• deliver standards-based instruction backed by scientifically-based research.
• provide targeted instruction for students at different reading levels with convenient level packages.
• complement their curriculum with units that can be taught in any order.
• respond to students' progress and needs with assessment that informs instruction.

Read for Real offers a full line of program components to support instruction.