Students in kindergarten and first grade develop foundational reading and writing skills through a comprehensive literacy program that combines Being a Reader and Being a Writer from Heinemann with Magnetic Reading from Collaborative Classroom.
Being a Reader uses a workshop approach where students engage with high-quality literature, build comprehension strategies, and develop a love of reading through read-alouds, guided reading, and independent reading time. Being a Writer helps students see themselves as writers from the earliest stages, guiding them through the writing process and helping them express their ideas with increasing clarity and confidence.
Magnetic Reading provides systematic phonics instruction that teaches students to decode words and builds the foundational skills needed for reading fluency. Together, these programs create a balanced literacy approach where students develop strong reading comprehension, writing skills, and phonics knowledge.
