Being a Reader
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Product identity
- Publisher
- Center for the Collaborative Classroom
- Program family
- Collaborative Literacy
Instructional fit
- Role explanation
- Core reading instruction; the reading component of Collaborative Literacy.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Print and Digital instructional resources.
- Included components
- Whole-class teacher manuals, small-group foundational-skills and comprehension resources, implementation handbooks, texts, and digital resources.
- Languages and support
- English-language instruction.
Availability
- Product availability
- Available
A K–5 reading curriculum integrating foundational skills, comprehension, vocabulary, knowledge building, and classroom discussion.
Being a Reader is a K–5 core reading program that integrates foundational skills, comprehension, vocabulary, knowledge building and daily social skills instruction. It is organized around whole-class interactive read-alouds, placement-based small-group instruction and daily independent work, with embedded assessments, English learner supports and a Designated English Language Development component. Digital tools include the Learning Portal and the CC PAL Student Practice App, and optional add-ons include the IDR Essential Collection and SIPPS intervention.
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