Read for Success Support

 

Program Overview  

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Read for Success is an interactive read-aloud solution that uses high-quality, diverse, interdisciplinary books with evidence-based strategies and activities to engage children in the reading experience and encourage a passion for reading. The Read for Success program is anchored on two key elements, both supported with additional resources.

Classroom Read-Alouds

When conducted by an enthusiastic adult with intentional instructional strategies, read-alouds increase vocabulary, improve listening comprehension, build schema for stories, and develop a love of reading. Read for Success provides an age-appropriate book collection, read-aloud guidance and support for educators, and resources to engage children in the two-way exchange that is critical for successful read-alouds. RIF offers a diverse and interdisciplinary book collection to support the read-aloud component.

Books for Ownership to Support Independent Reading

According to the International Literacy Association, “Ninety-one percent of children ages 6–17 report that 'my favorite books are the ones that I have picked out myself.'” A critical element for developing habits of lifelong reading is choice. Read for Success provides books for students to choose to take home and own. Each student selects six books and receives a student journal and tote bag.

Read for Success combines facilitator-led read-alouds with opportunities for children to read on their own. The program helps program facilitators model proven reading strategies for their students through interdisciplinary themed book collections, provides guidance for facilitators to conduct read-alouds, and includes extension activities related to the books. It also supports independent reading through a book distribution element that enables students to choose six books to take home and own. Together, the read-alouds and take-home books inspire a passion for reading among participating students.

Classroom Read Aloud Collections and Curriculum Materials  

The Read for Success book collection is carefully designed to balance the literacy needs of all students from pre-school through 3rd grade. In this collection, you will find interdisciplinary themes, a wide variety of multicultural selections, and a balance of fiction and nonfiction titles with exquisite illustrations and photos.

Innovations and Solutions Collection

Click the title above to read more about this collection and find downloadable PDF versions of the activities.

Perspectives and Perseverance Collection

Click the title above to read more about this collection and find downloadable PDF versions of the activities.

Scientific Inquiry Collection

Click the title above to read more about this collection and find downloadable PDF versions of the activities.

Professional Development  

These self-paced video modules model research-based best practices to use during your classroom read alouds.

How to Implement Read for Success

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Program Overview

Watch this video to gain a deeper understanding of what Read For Success is and how to best implement it into your classroom.

Before Reading

Watch this video to see what to do before reading a book aloud with your students to build background knowledge and set a purpose for reading.

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During Reading

Watch this video to see what to do during reading a book aloud with your students to monitor comprehension.

Beyond the Book

Every Book is a Multilingual Learner Book
Every Book is a Multilingual Learner Book

During this interactive webinar, educators will learn how to use books from their classroom library to engage multilingual students in interactive read alouds.

Every Book is an Outdoor Learning Book
Every Book is an Outdoor Learning Book

During this interactive webinar, educators will learn how to use books from their classroom library to engage students in purposeful, outdoor play.

Every Book is a Writing Instruction Book
Every Book is a Writing Instruction Book

During this interactive webinar, K-8 educators will learn how to use books from their classroom library to engage students in writing instruction through children’s literature.

Research  

Read for Success is a supplemental reading program that was developed based on research made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education awarded to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). The initial program was tested over two years among 33,000 students from 173 schools in 16 states and helped improve reading scores for more than half of the students in the study; students who performed below reading proficiency showed the greatest increase in test scores. Read for Success has been adapted from its initial design to offering more flexibility in its implementation.

Read for Success Initial Study

Read to learn the initial outcomes from RIF’s Read for Success program through the U.S. Department of Education’s Innovative approaches to Literacy grant.

The Research Behind Read for Success

Read to learn how Read for Success was designed to address student summer learning loss.

Case Study: Lawrence Public Schools

Watch this video to see Lawrence Public Schools highlight the use of RFS during the school year.

Case Study: Mississippi Department of Education

Watch this video to see Mississippi Department of Education integrate RFS into their summer program.

If you have any questions or need support with your Read for Success program, please contact us at LiteracyNetwork@RIF.org.