In early adolescence, social development plays an especially  crucial role in students’ academic growth. With the addition of packages for grades 7 and 8, the Making Meaning® program integrates a complete reading comprehension curriculum with social development—from kindergarten through middle school.

What’s new for middle school?

Longer and more challenging text selections

Greater representation of nonfiction

A critical approach to expository text

What’s familiar?

• Integration of academic and social development
• Consistent strategies and patterns of instruction
• Regular use of read-aloud books in all genres
• Teacher facilitated conversations about the reading
• Individualized Daily Reading (IDR)
• Support for English Language Learners (ELL)

See what’s taught

See grade-level packages

Grade 7 Package download lesson (3.8mb)

Grade 8 Package download lesson (4.1mb)