RESULTS: Reading Comprehension

I learned the importance of following a routine for reading instruction that provides background knowledge and motivation for reading complex text.  - 2nd Grade Teacher, San Francisco Unified

Cover page of RESULTS Reading Comprehension Curriculum
About RESULTS:  Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension plays a central role in developing academic literacy.  The RESULTS:  Reading Comprehension program guides teachers to think creatively about the selection of appropriate strategies and scaffolds for student comprehension of challenging texts.

What you will learn
  • Instructional strategies and routines to help all students better comprehend complex texts, with an emphasis on those students historically underserved by California schools.
  • Comprehensive literacy framework that identifies the specific factors that affect overall literacy and oracy, with an emphasis on applying these factors to effective reading comprehension instruction and intervention.
  • Motivational and engagement strategies that help students to successfully and independently comprehend complex text in all content areas.
  • Strategies for differentiation to facilitate comprehension of core content texts for multilingual learners across levels of English language proficiency (Integrated ELD).
 Program Highlights
  • Instruction from current classroom teachers who are past participants of the Results program.
  • Opportunities to role-play instructional routines.
  • On-site classroom coaching to support integration of routines.
  • Personalized assistance for reading specialists and educational support teams.
  • Reflection on educators' own personal experiences as lifetime learners of language and literacy in order to ground our teaching in a learner-centered, asset-oriented, and inclusive-minded stance.
Is RESULTS:  Reading Comprehension for me?

The RESULTS:  Reading Comprehension program can help any educator deepen their skills in reading comprehension instruction. RRC is particularly beneficial for teachers who are working to:

  • Accelerate student achievement in reading comprehension
  • Augment their Title I plan
  • Support English language learners