Accelerate your students' RISE™ to reading success!

Jan Richardson, Ph.D., and Ellen Lewis, M.Ed., have recast Richardson's proven Next Step Forward guided reading framework as a powerful, short-term intervention. Scholastic RISE™ provides targeted, small-group instruction in reading comprehension, word study and phonics, and guided writing. After six to eight weeks in RISE™, nearly all students gain the confidence, proficiency, and skills they need to excel as readers and meet grade-level benchmarks.

RISE™ (Levels C-N) builds foundational skills

How it works:

• Groups of four students rotate through four instructional stations


• Students read and reread a book to build comprehension and engage in word study and guided writing


• Implement for 45-60 minutes a day for six to eight weeks

RISE™ Up (Levels O-Z) develops comprehension strategies

How it works:

• Groups of four students rotate through three instructional stations.


• Students practice different comprehension strategies on the same short text.


• Implement 45 minutes a day for six to eight weeks.

Program Components:

RISE™

• Books (Levels C-N): 96 unique titles with eight student copies per titles


• Picture Sorting Cards


• Rime Magic for RISE™

RISE™ Up

• Short reads (Levels O-Z): 96 unique articles with eight student copies per title


• Comprehension card set

Both programs

• Richardson's foundational book, The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading


• Implementation Guide


• Station Handbooks with instructional cards and lesson guides for each text


• A teacher portal with resources, videos, and more


• A student portal with access to texts for home reading practice