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Read Naturally and Differentiated Instruction

How Read Naturally Can Help Differentiate Instruction

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While the process of providing differentiated instruction may sound relatively simple, successful implementation can be challenging. There are many descriptions of differentiated instruction, but there are far fewer resources that provide practical support for making it happen in classrooms.

Read Naturally provides a variety of materials—both assessments and curricula—that can be used to support the effective implementation of differentiated instruction in reading and language arts in classrooms and at home. Read Naturally also provides another essential support for successfully differentiating instruction—high-quality professional development.

Reading Assessments

Assessment Need
Corresponding Read Naturally Assessments
Benchmark assessments to screen for students who may need a reading intervention
Diagnostic phonics assessment to determine a student’s current skill level and needs in phonics/decoding
Progress monitoring passages to assess students throughout the year to determine whether or not interventions are effective

Instructional Programs

Instructional Need
Corresponding Read Naturally Programs
Differentiated reading intervention that addresses fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
Direct-instruction reading intervention for beginning readers
Differentiated phonics instruction
Differentiated vocabulary instruction
Differentiated spelling instruction

Features That Make Read Naturally Programs Ideal for Differentiating Instruction

  • Programs are designed using research-based strategies.
  • Programs have been proven to be effective.
  • Programs provide a range of levels.
  • Each student is individually placed at an appropriate level.
  • Each student works toward his or her own individual goal.
  • Each student works at his or her own pace.
  • Programs provide training lessons to teach students how to follow the steps.
  • Progress monitoring is built into each program and students graph their results.
  • Read Naturally Live (a component of Read Live), Read Naturally Encore, Read Naturally Masters Edition, Read Naturally Software Edition, Word Warm-ups, Take Aim! at Vocabulary, One Minute Reader: Students work mostly independently (appropriate for independent practice with teacher/adult available for Pass step).
  • GATE for Phonics, Signs for Sounds: Carefully designed lessons require minimal preparation for teachers to present (appropriate for explicit instruction by teacher for individuals or small groups of students with similar needs).

Professional Development to Support Implementation

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