Read Well meets the student at his or her skill level and provides daily instruction in the five essential components of reading. Explicit, systematic instruction guides students to master the foundational reading skills necessary for fluent, expressive reading with a high level of comprehension.

Read Well's elegantly interwoven programs allows teachers to differentiate instruction to achieve maximum results:

	Age-appropriate whole-class instruction
	Small-group placement determined by assessed skill level
	Skills taught to mastery in small-group lessons
	Targeted extra practice and reinforcement
	Ongoing assessment to monitor progress and guide pacing

Read Well's mastery-based small-group instruction allows each student to establish a critical primary reading foundation. Multiple entry points and varied lesson plans allow each child to progress at a pace appropriate to his or her development. When implemented with fidelity:

	low-performing students reach benchmark,
	average-performing students exceed expectations,
	and high-performing students excel.

Whole-class instruction supports the skills and content learned in small-group settings. Students receive age-appropriate whole-class instruction throughout the year on grade-level content that aligns with state standards. Whole-class instruction may be taught outside of the reading block to accommodate small-group skills-based instruction in a rotation.

Read Well is designed to meet students where they are and help bring them to grade level.

	Read Well's Placement Inventory determines student's reading level for small-group instruction.
	Multiple entry points ensure students begin instruction at an appropriate skill level.
	Ongoing progress monitoring helps teachers adjust instruction and re-group students as necessary.
	Specific plan recommendations for acceleration, strategic intervention, and intensive intervention.

Read Well includes numerous opportunities to build English oral language skills. For children learning the English language, Read Well helps students:

	learn the patterns of English.
	master the basics of English.
	participate in conversation.
	begin using the language patterns in other settings and situations.

Read Well is infused with themed topics that capture the imagination of children and are presented through a variety of genres: (1) nonfiction—cultural diversity, biography, social studies, and science; and (2) fiction—poetry, folktales, fables, legends, myths, detective stories, and science fiction. Read Well addresses national social studies/social sciences standards.

Read Well's multisensory activities and games—including songs, poems, and chants—align with Read Well units to provide students additional ways to practice the skills for independent mastery.

These 12 additional small-group units extend Read Well 1 instruction and feature content up to a 2.5 grade reading level. With Read Well Plus, students continue to increase comprehension and fluency. Purchased separately.

Read Well 1 and 2 students can receive targeted instruction in spelling and writing through the Spelling and Writing Conventions and Composition programs.

These flexible 30-minute lessons align with the Read Well 1 units and can be done with small groups or a whole class. Daily dictation lessons help students translate spoken into written English and master the conventions of sentence writing. Exercises focus on vocabulary, parts of speech, handwriting, and revision.

These whole class activities focus on spelling rules, multisyllabic and high-frequency words, vocabulary, editing and word choice, grammar, and mechanics to reinforce students' phonological writing skills. Supports Read Well 2 literacy instruction.

Read Well Composition for K,1, and 2 provides whole class activities in writing traits, writing process, vocabulary, and highlighting to complement literacy instruction. Students write narratives and expository reports.

Read Well 1 Composition is a literature-based, structured program that provides grade-appropriate, explicit instruction in the writing process, writing traits, handwriting, and read aloud comprehension and vocabulary. Read Well 1 Composition offers systematic and scaffolded writing instruction in a unique and effective format.

Read Well 2 Composition is a Read Aloud–based, structured writing program that provides grade-appropriate, explicit instruction in the writing process, writing traits, and writing forms. Following each Read Aloud, students receive systematic and scaffolded instruction in the writing process. In each unit, students discuss, plan, and write their own narrative or expository pieces.