The Read Naturally Strategy
A Proven Approach to Building Reading Proficiency
Since 1991, Read Naturally has helped thousands of students become better readers using a unique strategy that combines teacher modeling, repeated reading, and assessment and progress monitoring. Read Naturally's programs provide a safe, structured, motivating learning environment that encourages reading on a regular basis.
Our strategy and industry-leading products support and reinforce the five essential components of reading, as determined by the National Reading Panel: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Using stories, audio recordings, posters, videos, stickers, quizzes, puzzles, and graphs, students work with age-appropriate material at their skill level. With our wide range of products, Read Naturally succeeds with readers of all abilities and ages.
Teacher Modeling
In teacher modeling, a proficient reader models good, correct reading for a less skilled reader, an approach that teaches phonemic awareness and phonics. Read Naturally's products incorporate teacher modeling by having students read the story along with the recording. The wide selection of high-interest nonfiction stories capture the reader's interest with topics that are age-appropriate and engaging.
The following products use teacher modeling techniques.
- Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME)
- Read Naturally Software Edition (SE)
- Group and Tutoring Edition (GATE)
- Word Warm-ups
Repeated Reading
Repeated reading is the key to developing fluency, the ability to read as well as we speak without having to think about each word. Using Read Naturally products, students practice reading stories with a timer until they reach a pre-determined goal rate of fluency, accuracy, speed, and vocal expression.
The following products use repeated reading techniques:
- Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME)
- Read Naturally Software Edition (SE)
- Group and Tutoring Edition (GATE)
Assessment and Progress Monitoring
Progress monitoring plays a central role in helping students achieve their targeted reading goals. The Read Naturally program provides multiple tools, such as graphs, timers, quizzes, and crossword puzzles which enable students and teachers to monitor reading progress. This approach involves students in charting their own learning process, while helping teachers determine appropriate reading levels and goals.
The following products use progress monitoring techniques: