Full-length chapter books and nonfiction increase motivation and rigor.

In the Read Side by Side Reading Program, students will complete 36 chapter books before entering 7th grade!

⚛️What the Science of Reading Says:

• "Miles on the page or reading itself" makes a difference in student's fluency and comprehension skill (Moats & Tolman, 2019, p. 305).
• Children should be encouraged to read wider and more advanced reading materials as soon as possible (Dewitz & Jones, 2013).
• Only through the volume of reading will students be exposed to enough text to build their vocabulary (McQuillin, 2019a, b).

• Increasing students' volume of reading increases a student's success.

📖How books Are Selected:

• Titles span a variety of genres.
• Titles, topics, and characters capture the interest of reluctant readers.
• Titles increase student's background knowledge in social studies topics.
• Award winning novels introduce rich vocabulary and craft.
• Series books and popular authors keep students reading beyond the school day.
• Texts are selected for their length as well as the quantitative and qualitative demands, providing a staircase of complexity as students move across a year, and across the grades.

📚Differentiated Book Clubs Offer Three Levels of Texts

• Below grade level titles will be one grade-level below benchmark,
• On grade level titles will match the benchmark,
• Above grade level titles will be one grade level above the benchmark.
  
  

Titles are leveled according to the qualitative level, quantitative level, and task demand.

• Qualitative: genre, topics, themes, and vocabulary.
• Quantitative: Lexile level (as recommended by the CCSS).
• Task Demand: page count, and rigor of assignments.

📗Balance of Fiction and Nonfiction

Students learn to read chapter books and longer nonfiction. Each unit also includes a number of full-text nonfiction articles.

• 3rd Grade: Students will read ten full-text novels (5 fiction, 3 nonfiction, 2 historical fiction) and a number of full-text nonfiction articles.

• 4th Grade: Students will read ten full-text novels (4 fiction, 3 nonfiction, 3 historical fiction) and a number of full-text nonfiction articles.

• 5th Grade: Students will read ten full-text novels (6 fiction, 2 nonfiction, 2 historical fiction) and a number of full-text nonfiction articles.

• 6th Grade: Students will read six full-text novels (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction, 2 historical fiction) and a number of full-text nonfiction articles.

👍Watch engagement soar as your students master grade-level standards and develop lifelong reading habits!