34 SRA FLEX LITERACY ™ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Interactive Readers
The Interactive Reader, a consumable student component, is central to the learning
experience. It serves as a personalized student portfolio—a written record of growth
and accomplishment in the program.
The Interactive Readers include a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and informational text
selections as well as drama, poetry, and speech selections. Lexile® measures of the
selections in the Elementary System range from 500L to 800L in Volume A, from 700L
to 1000L in Volume B, and from 800L to 1100L in Volume C. As students engage with
each selection, they record information about story elements, they identify text
evidence to respond to question prompts, and they practice using comprehension
strategies to deepen their understanding of the text. They also use the Interactive
Reader to learn and practice new Tier II vocabulary words introduced with each
selection. FLEXWorks identifies which students are able to read each selection based
on Lexile® score.
The three volumes incorporate increasing levels of text complexity and student
responsibility. Each year students work with more complex texts, preparing them for
the text demands in grade-level reading and helping them meet college and career
readiness goals. Groups in The Print Experience may be using different volumes based
on Lexile® levels.
Teacher’s Editions
Each Teacher’s Edition volume covers 36 weeks, or 180 days, of instruction. Lessons
within the volumes gradually withdraw instructional support to facilitate students’
ability to take more responsibility for their learning. Each day’s instruction shows
facsimiles of the corresponding Interactive Reader pages, including annotated answers
and highlighting to indicate correct or possible responses to the questions and
prompts. The explicit instruction within these volumes supports implementation of the
program with fidelity and ensures that teaching and learning are purposefully directed
toward the stated objectives and standards.