K-4

Guided Reading Curriculum

We create small group reading curricula to inspire lifelong readers

What makes us unique?

Provides everything to teach top-quality lessons, every day

With direct phonics instruction, a grade-level vocabulary program, hundreds of lesson plans, and supporting visuals at every level, our curriculum equips teachers with the tools to teach incredible lessons. We save teachers precious time, so they can focus on what matters most: their students.

Builds Teacher Expertise

We build literacy expertise into all parts of our curriculum. Through top-quality training, infusing research into everything that we do, and offering year-round ongoing support, we provide teachers with the expertise to make the best decisions for their students.

Books that Inspire Lifelong Readers

Our curriculum exposes students to books that tackle big themes with diverse characters and books that make you laugh, wonder, and ask big questions. We pair these incredible books with informational articles so that students can fall in love with reading and build knowledge about the world around them.

Our
Program

Lesson
Plans

Lesson Plans for 250 Books
100 Information Articles
Student Work with Written Responses

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Phonics
Instruction

Vowel & Consonant Cards
R-Controlled Vowel Cards
Digraphs & Vowel Team Cards
Sight Word Cards
Word Family Cards

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Vocabulary
Instruction

Feeling Vocabulary Cards
Trait Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary in Context
Nonliteral Language
Vocabulary Activity Plans

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Lesson
Videos

Full Lesson Videos
Accountable Talk Lesson Videos
Vocabulary Lesson Videos
Written Response to Text Lesson Videos

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Lesson
Visuals

Comprehension Skill Visuals
Summary Visuals
Accountable Talk Visuals
Written Response Visuals
Word-Solving Visuals
Evidence Visuals

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Teacher
Guide

Lesson Structure
Trajectory of Skills
Word-Solving Prompting Guides
Comprehension Prompting Guides
Vocabulary Instruction

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Build
Expertise

Research Infused
Top Quality Training
Ongoing Support

Research Infused

Empower teachers to make the best decisions for their students through research-based practices. Beyond our trainings, teachers can watch quick research clips on our Portal, read research summaries in our Teacher Guide, and engage in research-based webinars.

Top Quality Training

Launch Guided Reading with confidence. Our training provides teachers with the foundation and tools to teach guided reading at a high level.

Ongoing Support

The best educators are always learning. We provide ongoing support throughout the school year for teachers and leaders to build expertise.

Books that Inspire

Beautiful literature with diverse characters and big themes can change a child’s life forever. Books can foster empathy, understanding, and open-mindedness. They can inspire wonder, curiosity, and a lifelong love of reading. Our curriculum is full of books that will inspire.

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See it in Action

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Kindergarten

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Grades 1 & 2

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Grades 3 & 4

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Knowledge Building

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Designed for Small Group Instruction

This is a small group curriculum focused on phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, and building knowledge. The curriculum can be used with groups of 3-10 students in 25-minute blocks. It can be used in correlation with a variety of assessments and should be combined with a whole-group reading curriculum.

Lifelong Readers have been instrumental to our success and growth as a school. The program has led to dramatic increases in the percent of our K-3 students becoming fluent readers. Students increased from 38% to 60% proficiency, even through the challenges of COVID and virtual learning. Other schools that have visited and seen Lifelong in action have left and immediately reached out to bring the model to their schools.

Alex Quigley | Principal & Executive Director, Durham Charter School

I would encourage anyone who wants their school to focus on student thinking and deep engagement with texts to consider the Lifelong Readers curriculum and training. The user-friendly lesson plans incorporate rigorous text-dependent questions and writing. Teachers will have access to a portal with a wealth of resources, including exemplar lesson videos and printable materials. Teachers are provided with exactly what they need to execute high-quality lessons.

Erin Shadowens | Head of Instruction, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School

The team at Lifelong Readers has been a tremendous support and partner since day one. After our Ongoing Support PDs, I truly leave a better leader than when I showed up. I can't imagine our school without Lifelong Reader's influence on student achievement, staff professional development, and my personal development.