2016 Catalog. The Read Naturally Strategy: Better Tools. Better Readers. Brighter Futures.

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1 Better Tools. Better Readers. Brighter Futures Catalog The Read Naturally Strategy: RESEARCH-BASED. Teacher Modeling Progress Monitoring Repeated Reading RESEARCH-PROVEN. The National Center on Intensive Intervention reviewed three studies on the Read Naturally Strategy where the study authors show statistically significant results for comprehension, fluency, and accuracy.

2 Interactive Software A Cloud-Based Intervention Individualized reading program using cloud-based software accessible from computers, Chromebooks, and ipads One Minute Reader ipad App or Print/CD Audio-supported, leveled, interactive books for independent reading in school or at home Read Naturally Strategy Programs Five Great Options That Transform... Reading along with recordings of a fluent reader helps students increase accuracy and expression. Students practice until they can read at a goal rate and then answer comprehension questions. Reluctant Readers... Into... Successful Readers Teacher Modeling Repeated Reading Progress Monitoring Reports and graphs inform teachers and motivate students Print/Audio CDs Print Intervention Individualized reading program for all developing readers using printed stories and audio CDs. Read Natur ally Masters Edition ME Specific Audiences Individualized reading intervention for specific audiences using printed stories and audio CDs Teacher-Led Small Groups Small-group instruction to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, and fluency 2 Visit our website at

3 Builds Automaticity in Phonics and Decoding A quick, timed, independent phonics program for students who have had some phonics instruction but have not yet mastered decoding words Boosts Vocabulary in the Critical Middle Grades Teaches individuals or small groups the meaning of high-utility words in context and helps them develop lifelong strategies for learning new words Interventions Targeting Specific Skills Read Naturally has developed a range of research-based interventions targeting skills that are essential for reading development. Why Our Intervention Programs Get Results: Research-proven, standards-based instruction/intervention. Carefully designed lessons based on educational research. Multiple levels meet a range of instructional needs. Pretests differentiate instruction by identifying needs and placing students appropriately. Students must achieve mastery before proceeding to next lesson. Posttests document improvement and areas needing attention. Teacher management tools for planning and tracking progress. Teacher s manuals with thorough, easy-to-follow directions. Fidelity checklists fine-tune implementation. Systematic Spelling Improves spelling skills by teaching regular phonetic patterns and high-frequency words individually or to small groups Vocabulary App Games made up of synonym, antonym, and word-in-context questions help students develop vocabulary in an engaging way A Phonemic Awareness Program Teaches phonemic awareness to small groups of students with research-based, scripted curriculum and interactive exercises For more information, call us at

4 Now with 23 Levels Including Four New Levels for Learning Idioms Easily implement the Read Naturally Strategy with cloud-based Read Naturally Live. Visual and auditory prompts guide students through the steps, while the software stores performance data. Because the software and data are in the cloud, there s no server to set up or maintain. Students can work from desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, or ipads. The best program for teaching fluency and comprehension! My students love it! Special Education Teacher, WA Read Naturally Live Provides... An interactive reading intervention, often used for RTI implementations. Options to easily customize the program for individual needs. Motivating, informational text for reluctant readers, from beginning readers to adults. Extensive, computer-generated reports on student progress. Opportunities for teachers to work with students one-on-one. Nonfiction reading opportunities as required by Common Core State Standards. Spanish translations for stories in early Sequenced levels. 4 Visit our website at

5 My students love Read Live! They stay on task and are making remarkable progress on fluency and comprehension! Leanna, Classroom Teacher, San Marcos, TX Students can access the curriculum with a free ipad app, but a Read Naturally Live subscription is also required. Read Naturally Live Subscription Pricing As low as $16 per seat! FOR DETAILED PRICING: readnaturally.com/readlive Sign up for a 60-Day FREE Trial of Read Naturally Live: readlivetrial = + Coaching Services: Take Read Live to the Next Level! Our teacher-to-teacher Read Live Coaching Service helps you achieve maximum results with your students and makes the most of your investment in Read Live. RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAM + PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT + TECHNICAL COACHING = MAXIMUM RESULTS For more information, call us at

6 Our teachers love it! It is so user-friendly. Tammie, Reading Specialist, Phoenix, AZ Benchmark Assessor Live is an easily administered, web-based oral reading fluency assessment for monitoring students overall reading proficiency and identifying students who may need intervention. Benchmark Assessor Live Subscription Pricing Only $35 for 50 seats! FOR MORE INFORMATION: readnaturally.com/balive 6 Visit our website at

7 Read Naturally Encore is a research-based, time-tested intervention that accelerates reading achievement by using the Read Naturally Strategy* in a print/cd format. Students develop fluency, phonics skills, comprehension, and vocabulary while reading leveled, interesting, nonfiction stories. Request a 45-Day Trial Level: encore-free-trial Encore Provides... Intensive reading intervention, often used for RTI implementations. Differentiated instruction for a wide range of readers from beginning readers to adults. Feedback to students and teachers through graphs of individual progress. Nonfiction reading opportunities as required by Common Core State Standards. All Encore levels align with Common Core Lexile recommendations This is an incredible reading program. Students make huge gains in their reading fluency and comprehension, and they get so excited about each story and what they learn. Kathleen, Special Education Teacher, San Rafael, CA * See the inside front cover for more about the Read Naturally Strategy. $129/level For more information, call us at

8 Do you know a student who wastes independent reading time because it isn t fun? Do you wish you knew how much (or if ) a student really reads during independent reading? One Minute Reader makes reading FUN with short, exciting, nonfiction passages and constant feedback that motivates students to achieve dramatic results. Add One Minute Reader to Your Read Naturally Curriculum for Best Results! My son is dyslexic, and he loves the One Minute Reader program. The stories are topics that really interest him. It only takes a few minutes each day, and I have seen a significant improvement in his reading skills in just five months. Patricia, Parent ipad App Print/CD Format (School-to-Home Program) One Minute Reader was purchased to send home with my students because it provides the practice they so desperately need. The students love competing against themselves. One Minute Reader requires very little of the parents time. The feedback from parents has been very positive. Joyce, Title I Teacher, Hummelstown, PA 8 Visit our website at

9 3 GATE Levels: Level 0.8: Short Vowels Level 1.3: Long Vowels Level 1.8: Consonant Blends & Digraphs/Suffixes Teach small groups of beginning readers the foundational reading skills using Read Naturally GATE. Students... Develop phonemic awareness by segmenting and blending sounds in words. Strengthen proficiency with letter sounds. Learn to decode and then spell short, phonetically regular words. Learn to read high-frequency words with automaticity. Build fluency using word lists and stories. Develop comprehension by writing predictions and sentences and answering questions. $149/level GATE has had a positive impact on several of our students, and we have only been using it for a few months. It s a great addition to our Tier II supports! Kristin, MN Learn more about GATE and download free samples: Includes Practice with High-Frequency Words! For more information, call us at

10 Read Naturally Masters Edition Reading is important for everyone. English language learners and the blind and visually impaired benefit from the Read Naturally Strategy* in special series provided in a print/ CD format.. Read Natur ally Masters Edition ME ME Spanish Series Support Spanish speakers with this literal translation of the ME Sequenced series. Spanish speakers can work through a story in Spanish to develop content knowledge before working on the same story in English. ME American Manners & Customs Series Stories in this series feature topics about American culture and provide extra vocabulary support through audio-supported, story-specific glossaries and extra vocabulary questions. ME Idioms Series The fun and interesting stories in the Idioms series provide understanding of common idioms and provide extra vocabulary support through audio-supported, story-specific glossaries and extra vocabulary questions. ME Resources for Blind & Visually Impaired Students Accelerate the literacy of blind and visually impaired students using Braille and large-print versions of the original Read Naturally ME Sequenced and Phonics stories. * See the inside front cover for more about the Read Naturally Strategy. Read Naturally is the most effective tool I have found for helping students improve their Braille reading fluency. I love the level of autonomy and independence it offers. Jeri, Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired 10 Visit our website at

11 3 Word Warm-ups Levels: Build mastery and automaticity in phonics and decoding using research-based Word Warm-ups. This systematic and explicit phonics program teaches students to decode and encode one-, two-, and three-syllable words easily. Audio-supported lessons allow for individualization and enable students to work independently. Available in a print/cd format. Word Warm Ups Provides... Differentiation for students who need additional phonics instruction. Motivation through graphing progress. Practice and judicious review to solidify learning. Instruction in the most common phonics and syllable patterns. An assessment to place students in the appropriate level and lesson. Word Warm-ups 1 One Syllable Words Word Warm-ups 2 Two-Syllable Words Word Warm-ups 3 Multisyllabic Words $169/level Download FREE Word Warm-ups Samples and Assessments: For more information, call us at

12 Actively engage students in vocabulary development with Take Aim. Students read high-interest passages, answer comprehension questions, and engage in research-based activities to learn the meanings of highutility words and develop lifelong vocabulary acquisition techniques. Available in a print/cd format. Even my most challenged student is able to work independently in the [Take Aim] materials. Now students are looking more carefully at words and thinking out loud about their possible meanings. Jacki, Philadelphia, PA Take Aim! at Vocabulary Provides... Individualized, explicit instruction of target words. Multiple exposures to target words within the context of highinterest, nonfiction stories. Deep processing of words through multi-sensory activities. Student-friendly definitions to facilitate understanding. Application of newly acquired vocabulary in multiple contexts. Semantic mapping to develop connections between words and increase learning. Choose Individualized or Group Format Individualized Format Each student works mostly independently at his or her own pace. Each student works in a different unit. $249/level (12 units) Download FREE Take Aim Samples & Assessments: Group Format Teacher presents lessons to groups of up to six students. Students work in the same unit. $269/Mini-Level 6-Pack (3 units x 6 copies) $995/Level 6-Pack (12 units x 6 copies) 12 Visit our website at

13 Download FREE Signs for Sounds Samples & Assessments: Your Signs for Sounds program has the best method I ve seen for teaching phonemic awareness. It is very systematic in showing students how to translate phonemes into letters and letter patterns. R.S., Sparks, NV 2 Signs for Sounds Levels: Enjoy a classroom of competent spellers by using Signs for Sounds. This research-based, systematic spelling program builds proficiency in spelling while reinforcing reading skills. Signs for Sounds teaches the spelling of decodable words and irregular high-frequency words. Level 1: Teaches spelling using the most common letter sounds, distinguishing short and long vowels (with silent e pattern), consonant blends and digraphs, & more. Level 2: Reviews the skills taught in Level 1 at a faster pace and then explores a multitude of advanced skills at the second- and thirdgrade levels. $69/level Signs for Sounds Provides... Explicit phonics instruction paired with explicit spelling instruction. A system for teaching the spelling of irregular high-frequency words. Appropriate scaffolding that diminishes as the student becomes proficient. Best practices in spelling instruction, including immediate self-correction. Differentiation for individual students or small groups. An assessment to place students in appropriate levels and lessons. For more information, call us at

14 Dr. Jan Hasbrouck $69 Add Dr. Jan Hasbrouck s Quick Phonics Screener to your reading assessment toolkit. This inexpensive diagnostic assessment quickly and accurately identifies individual students strengths and instructional needs. QPS provides... A tool to quickly measure the phonics skills of individual students. Three forms of the assessment for progress monitoring in fall, winter, and spring. Convenient recordkeeping forms for RTI documentation. Student examples to help you interpret results. READING FLUENCY Progress Monitor $45/Level Need passages to quickly assess oral reading fluency? The Reading Fluency Progress Monitor tracks individual student progress in reading. The 30 fiction and nonfiction passages for each grade level have strong validity and reliability. RFPM provides... Multiple field-tested passages of equivalent difficulty in each level. A tool for frequent assessment required by RTI. Reproducible forms to record and graph student performance over time. Professional Development Transforming developing readers into confident, successful readers has some challenges. Make it easier on yourself, and learn from experts who have the experience, tips, and knowledge to help. Get the best results in the shortest time with training options to suit your needs. Seminars District/Service Center Training Videos and Self-Study Courses Expert Coaching 14 Visit our website at

15 Build vocabulary with this ipad app that makes learning words FUN! Students independently play games that include over 7,000 synonym questions, 1,000 antonym questions, and 600 meaning-from-context questions. A Lightning Round provides an exciting review. They won t want to put this app down, and neither will you! Teach the foundational skill of phonemic awareness to small groups of pre-readers or struggling readers with Funēmics. Students gain awareness of words, syllables, rhyming, phonemes, and phoneme manipulation using a research-based, scripted curriculum with interactive exercises on an ipad. Includes a teacher s manual, six lesson guides, and six interactive books. Funēmics Provides... A systematic intervention perfect for pre-readers or struggling readers. Developmentally appropriate instruction that addresses all components of the Common Core State Standards for Phonological Awareness. $185 Accessories From essentials to helpful extras, Read Naturally accessories keep students organized and help you make sure your Read Naturally program is successful. Timers Folders Graphing Pencils Reading Guides Red/Green Pouches Word Nerd Card Games For more information, call us at

16 Better Tools. Better Readers. Brighter Futures Corporate Center Dr, Ste 600 Saint Paul, MN phone: / fax: Attention: Title I, ELL, special education, and reading teachers Please share with colleagues. Details on pages 4 5! K 12 Research-Based Reading Intervention Runs in the Cloud Chromebook & ipad Ready Sign Up for a Free Trial

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