Good readers read strategically. Struggling readers lack critical comprehension strategies to make sense of the text. "As children learn to read they are able to decode the text by orchestrating a range of cues. To become fluent readers they must also understand or comprehend what they read" (The Standards Site). Auditory feedback alone is not enough to ensure comprehension. This is why Read:OutLoud uses strategic comprehension supports to further thoughtful interactions between reader and text. These supports improve comprehension skills so readers gain true understanding of concepts in curriculum subjects like science and history.

Increase Knowledge in Any Subject Area • Students create an information outline to organise and clarify their content understanding • Supported Reading Guides maximize comprehension of curriculum-based text • Franklin Dictionary offers students word definitions they really understand, truly building their vocabulary knowledge

New Text Access any Electronic Material • Students access curriculum-based information through eBooks, eText, and on the Internet • Use our growing library of considerate text to ensure every student has a successful reading experience

Develops Research-Based Comprehension Strategies • Students get guided reading practice and develop reading comprehension independence • Supported Reading Guides improve student knowledge construction as students organise ideas and add notes • Strategy supports can be adapted for reading different text structures and subject areas

How To Implement Into Your Classroom Read:OutLoud is the perfect differentiated support environment for content-area coursework. Identify a content area or literary reading project where student reading comprehension skills need improvement Set up discussion groups around a common topic area featuring a variety of computer-based and printed off-computer learning materials available in Read:OutLoud Have students self-select the methods they find most effective Students work as a group to accomplish learning tasks such as research projects or group study