A Linguistically Accessible Program for Emergent Multilingual Learners

At Reachable Readers...

TEACHERS HAVE

Research based, printable materials to work with beginner English learners as soon as they arrive in the classroom!

STUDENTS HAVE

Books in their hands and engaging activities to help build listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Reachable Readers is….

A sequential language program for students at the earliest stages of acquiring English. In each unit language repeats, grows in complexity and is reinforced throughout the series. Speaking, listening, reading and writing are taught simultaneously using pre-reading, reading and post-reading activities. Language is acquired through meaningful contexts as well as explicit, systematic instruction.

Includes

10 thematic units that integrate content with language
35 original, engaging and culturally sensitive books that are printable. Each unit also includes digital books for teachers to display.
Hands-on manipulatives and multimodal activities
Key vocabulary, sight words (except when there is not a one-to-one translation) and unit specific scaffolds in 18 languages
Visuals to support and contextualize language
Partner and group activities for authentic discourse and interaction
Daily Lessons, approximately 30 to 40 minutes per day
Explicit and Systematic Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction
Formative Assessments at the end of each unit
Summative Assessments after every three units

Standards

Reachable Readers is based on current research for multilingual language acquisition as well as fifteen years of experience working with emergent multilingual learners in the public schools. Each unit has explicit objectives that align with the the Common Core State State Standards and WIDA Language Expectations. These include: