READING RESET
“Today is the perfect time for me to become the reader I know I can be.”
Learn-to-Read, Book Set 2
includes one each of 10 titles:
Our Commitment
Reading Reset was written for older students because we know that many students who enter middle school are not yet ready to read grade-level material. When these students have to skip over words because they don’t have the skills to sound them out, it become increasingly more difficult for them to comprehend and learn. Our goal is to get every student reading on grade-level so every student is set for success. School should be fun, not frustrating.
Reading Reset was written for middle school teachers who do not have any special training in teaching literacy. This book does not teach students how to read. Students already have that skill. This workbook shows them how to tackle difficult words and how to increase their vocabulary. Teachers help students fill in gaps so they can read with confidence. Everything a teacher needs to effectively teach these skills and strategies is included in the student workbook.
Research Based
Through Science of Reading research, we know that becoming a skilled reader is a complex process. The lessons in Reading Reset are designed to strengthen five of the eight reading strands identified in Scarborough's renowned Reading Rope:
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Decoding
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Sight Recognition
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Background Knowledge
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Vocabulary
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Language Structures
Our Approach
What’s a Reading Reset?
To reset means to set again or to do differently.
So, in this workbook, students get the chance to do things a bit differently than they did in previous grades. Students review, practice, and master foundational reading skills, filling in gaps and growing in confidence.
Students practice…
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Reading sight words fluently.
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Decoding multisyllabic words.
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Using an on-line dictionary.
Students learn effective ways to…
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Study vocabulary.
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Use memory aids.
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Build background knowledge.
Reading Reset works well for…
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Students who learned to read using a curriculum that did not include phonics.
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Students who learned phonics, but now need additional practice dividing words into syllables .
Reading Reset…
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Can be effectively taught by any teacher; one does not need to be a reading specialist.
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Includes all necessary instructional information in student workbooks.
Kid Focused, Teacher Friendly
Sample
Components
Student Workbook
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Consumable
Answer Key
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PDF file
Kid Focused, Teacher Friendly
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What grade was Reading Reset written for?
Reading Reset was written for older students (past 5th grade). The words used on the decoding pages and on the vocabulary development pages were taken from middle school science and social studies textbooks.
2. Is this book appropriate for every middle school student?
Not necessarily. This book was written for students who have not yet mastered decoding skills or for students who have not developed strategies for building their vocabulary. Because reading instruction varies so much depending on which primary curriculum was used, students can be fluent readers and still get stumped when they encounter unknown words. This book is appropriate for students who need additional instruction on how to sound out multi-syllable words or how to efficiently use on-line resources. This workbook is also appropriate for students who are reading below grade-level and need to improve their foundational word recognition skills.
3. What teaching method works best for implementing Reading Reset?
Most of the pages in this workbook can be completed as guided lessons. Eleven assessment pages are included to help teachers gauge if students have mastered concepts or if students need more practice.
4. If students catch on quickly, can pages or partial pages be skipped?
I understand why you might be tempted to skip pages – especially with all the other subjects you're trying to find time for – but please don’t do that. Think, for example, about how many repetitions students need to master a new swimming stroke or perfect a song on the piano. The more they practice, the easier the skill becomes. The same is true for reading: the more students practice sounding out words, the easier it will be to read. For students to reach grade-level reading ability, they need to complete all of the pages in this workbook.