Reading Standards Support
Inspired by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, the reference points that are bolded below can enhance your reading instruction.
Apply a variety of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Utilize Vocabulary Graphic Organizers and the Vocabulary Lists Collection to improve language knowledge and comprehension with practice directly from the text.
Differentiate instruction and assess comprehension with Multi-Leveled Lessons to interpret and evaluate any text.
Model, scaffold, and support instruction with Comprehension Graphic Organizers that guide readers as they understand, clarify, and remember what is read.
Generate a word search, found on each book page, to practice word recognition.


Build understanding of text, self, and world cultures to acquire information, participate in society and the workplace, and discover personal fulfillment.
Browse by genre, cultural experience, and more to find resources for classroom assignments.
Identify texts from cultures across the world with the Diverse Books Toolkit.
Select titles for independent reading using filters within the Reader’s Advisory tools.
Springboard genre studies using activities from Ready-to-Use Ideas.
Explore resources from many periods and genres to build an understanding of the dimensions of human experience.
Strengthen background knowledge with resources for diverse titles within the Awards & Distinctions Collection.
Discover texts from a variety of time periods in our Historical Fiction Collection.
Guide students to think about the diversity of the human experience with Cultural Representation Reflections, where they compare their own experiences to what they encounter in texts.
Introduce historical context in Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander with this educator’s guide.


Develop understanding and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures.
Visit the World Languages Standards Support page to locate resources and ideas for developing an understanding of and respect for diversity in language.
Honor written languages by using the Google Translate feature to follow the text in the Read-Along Audiobook Performances Collection and other recorded transcripts.
Reflect on traditions, language, and culture by completing this One-a-Day Reflection.
Learn about Hawaiian language and culture with this bilingual complete video reading of 'Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis and Kenard Pak.
1. Referenced from "Standards for the English Language Arts." International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English, https://cdn.ncte.org/nctefiles/resources/books/sample/standardsdoc.pdf.