Planning and Teaching

Magnetic Reading Foundations provides an easy-to-follow weekly structure and daily instructional routines that help any teacher develop fluent readers.

Program Structure

Magnetic Reading Foundations follows a coherent structure, so teachers and students know what to expect every day.

Instructional Routines

Teachers use instructional routines to explicitly teach new skills. Instructional routines are included for:

Phonological Awareness (Grades K and 1)
Phonics
High-Frequency Words
Corrective Feedback

"Establishing routines during my Magnetic Reading Foundations class is the key point for everything. Once students are familiar with the routines, they are going to take that knowledge to practice."

—Teacher

Research-Based Framework

Instructional Routines Follow a Teach/Model–Apply–Check Framework

Teach/Model: Explicit modeling gives students clarity and confidence.

Apply: Students apply the routine as a whole class, small group, or independently.

Check: A quick formative assessment helps teachers check for understanding and differentiate as needed.

Explore the Magnetic Reading Foundations Instructional Routines Library to see the routines in action.