Adolescent Literacy

Destination Reading's Adolescent Literacy program for students in grades 4-8 provides an explicit, intensive instructional pathway with frequent assessments to help guide individualized, data-driven instruction.

The program captivates students through its use of avatars and teen buddies who provide encouragement and guidance in a way that appeals to today's generation of learners.

An interactive user experience, voted on by more than 3,000 students, references popular culture and makes use of technology and the web in ways that enrich, stimulate and inform.

Destination Reading provides explicit instruction, guided practice and authentic application.

• Builds Conceptual Knowledge
• Exposes Students to Vocabulary in Multiple Contexts
• Models & Instructs in the Use of Effective Strategies
• Includes High-Utility Vocabulary Words & Writing Assignments to Demonstrate Understanding

• Builds Background Knowledge through High-Interest Slides & Video Shows
• Promotes understanding through explicit instruction an comprehension strategies with modeling and visual cues
• Guides Students through Prompts & Interactive Texts
• Provides Immediate Feedback  & Engages Students in a Collaborative Learning Experience

• Exposes Students to Fluent Readings of Text, via Audio Support, with the option to Hear the Section Read Aloud and Highlighted
• Provides Repeated Exposure to Text to Aid English Learners and Struggling Readers

• Over 30 Genres Are Represented in the Program
• Includes Wide Range of Content Areas: Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts
• All Text Is Assigned a Lexile Level to Align to a Student's Reading Ability