Elizabeth Bassford, Associate Vice President of Content and Implementation at Curriculum Associates, joins this episode to talk about the launch of Curriculum Associates' newest reading program, Magnetic Reading. This new Grades 3–5 reading comprehension program builds knowledge, scaffolds instruction to support all learners, and uses actionable data to save teachers time. Elizabeth dives into the program and explains how Magnetic Reading is designed to build knowledge and help students make connections between texts. She shares why culturally relevant texts and culturally responsive instructional strategies help students of all backgrounds, and how Magnetic Reading has embedded scaffolds to support striving readers and using the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines to improve accessibility, opening access for all students to engage with quality, grade-level texts. Learn why this program is going to be a game-changer for teachers, and more!

• Magnetic Reading info: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/magnetic-reading
• Magnetic Reading brochure: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/-/media/mainsite/files/i-ready/iready-magnetic-reading-brochure-2021.pdf
• Innovations in Reading webinar series: https://cvent.me/avnKdZ?RefId=Social+Ads
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