Reading instruction workbooks and modules

These resources can be used with learners who are beginning to read. Level 1 readers are focused on learning sound-letter relationships, basic sentence patterns and vocabulary. They are reading narrative, chronological and descriptive texts that are directly connected to their everyday experiences. With encouragement, level 1 learners introduce new literacy practices into their everyday lives that often involve technology, such as using a shopping app to search for sales, reading and responding to text messages and reading grade-level appropriate texts online to develop their abilities. Level 1 roughly covers similar skills, knowledge and insights from beginner to grade 3.

These resources help learners make the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. To continue developing reading abilities, new readers need to read about new experiences, people and places. They also need to find ways to integrate regular reading into their daily lives, whether online or on paper. Learners are encouraged to incorporate literacy practices into their lives that involve communicating with others, such as reading and responding to posts and emails from a child's school or reading and responding to content questions in an online work training module. Level 2 reading skills, strategies and knowledge are roughly equivalent to grades 4 to 8.

At this level, reading becomes more specialized and in-depth to pursue very specific interests, learn new subjects or to read certain types of genres, books and internet-based information. Learners need support to acquire understandings of literary, historical, political, cultural and scientific concepts as they explore different topics and subjects. They are able to read and respond to a wide range of materials designed for the general public. For example, they can search for relevant healthcare information or read about a topic and take notes. They are also reading and thinking critically to identify disinformation and recognize reputable sites, etc. Level 3 resources cover reading skills, strategies and knowledge aligned with a secondary level (grades 9 to 12), including college preparation and high school equivalency tests.