Being a Reader is a comprehensive reading program that provides instruction in all areas of reading. It includes some instructional elements that you will recognize from Making Meaning, including the structure of the read-aloud lessons and the integration of social skills development. Outside of those similarities, some of the key differences include:
- The organization of units by genre (in Making Meaning they were organized by strategy)
- The knowledge-building topics in the Reading lessons
- The Word Study strand for grades 3–5, which provides word-analysis instruction and a generative approach to vocabulary instruction
- The Book Clubs program, which provides small-group reading instruction
- More pre-teaching, in-lesson, and extension activity support for English Learners