A comprehensive K–5 reading program, Being a Reader is the first of its kind to integrate foundational skills instruction, practice in reading comprehension strategies, and rich literacy experiences with explicit social skills instruction and activities that foster students’ growth as responsible, caring, and collaborative people. Being a Reader uses a combination of whole-class and small-group instructional strands to teach the word recognition and language processes skilled readers need. Each grade level includes either seven or eight instructional units organized around two instructional strands: Reading and Word Study. The strands work together to develop comprehension, fluency, decoding strategies, word analysis, spelling, vocabulary, and independent reading. Progress monitoring and other assessment tools help teachers make informed, targeted instructional decisions to ensure reading success for every child.

The Being a Reader classroom package for kindergarten includes a blend of print and digital materials to support emerging and developing readers through whole-class literacy and language experiences, small-group reading with differentiated instruction, and instruction that supports independent work.

A digital license to Collaborative Classroom's online portal, the Learning Portal (ccclearningportal.org) is included with each package purchase. The complete classroom package includes: Teacher’s Manuals (whole-class instruction; 8 units plus Implement