Making Meaning

The Making Meaning program is a classroom-tested K–8 reading comprehension curriculum that combines the latest comprehension research with support for students’ social and ethical development.

The program uses nonfiction and fiction read-aloud books to teach students nine different comprehension strategies while also developing their social values to create a supportive community of readers.

New Units to Support the Common Core

DSC has produced new units, lessons, and extension activities that address specific Common Core State Standards not previously covered.

The new instructional materials support the following Common Core State Standards in Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text:

  • Standards 6 and 9

These supplements are offered free of charge exclusively to users of the Making Meaning program. Click here to learn more.

For additional support correlating your instruction to the goals of the CCSS, you can also use our correlation tool. It allows you to search by either DSC program or CCSS standard to identify all standards addressed in a selected DSC program within a unit, week, or lesson; or find which lessons in any DSC program address a selected standard.

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