Build a strong early reading foundation with books that engage and excite.
Shared Reading is an enjoyable experience for your classroom community and an important opportunity for children to “step up together” into more challenging texts while also beginning to notice and acquire the processes they need to read texts independently.
The FPC Shared Reading Collection is made of up of exquisite texts which include a collection of original big books for pre-K to grade 4 in a variety of genres, with accompanying lesson folders. It is available in Spanish for pre-K to grade 2.
Shared Reading encourages readers to step-up together into more challenging texts. This whole-group reading experience provides many opportunities to read and revisit a text with purpose and intention. Students discuss and make predictions, think about meaning, answer purposeful prompts, and in grades K-3 (Second Edition), practice phonics and foundational skills.
Collection Guide
A brief overview of the components and implementation of the FPC Shared Reading Collection.
Shared Reading Books
Grades K-1 each have 65 original titles (1 copy of the big book and 6 copies of each accompanying small book).
Grades PreK, 2, 3, and 4 each have 30 original titles (1 copy of the big book and 6 copies of each accompanying small book).
An exquisite collection of original titles that nurture students’ ability to construct meaning in a supported context so they can enjoy reading and learn critical concepts of how print works.
Lesson folders
1 lesson folder per title in each grade
Lesson folders to support teachers in providing high-quality, cutting-edge lessons that boost, engage, and extend students’ reading, writing, and language skills.
Shared Reading Digital (2nd Edition)
Student-facing platform
Lessons and resources
eBooks
Audiobook listening library
Phonics Activities
Professional development video library
Instructional Packs
The Instuctional Packs are for current customers of Shared Reading K-3 1st edition to upgrade to the 2nd edition.
Components:
1 instruction pack
A 1-year annual subscription to FPL Shared Reading Digital.
The FPC Shared Reading Collection is implemented during whole-group instruction. During shared reading, the teacher and children read aloud a large version of an engaging text that is beyond children’s ability to read independently.
This whole-group reading experience provides many opportunities to read and revisit a text with purpose and intention. Students discuss and make predictions, think about the meaning, answer purposeful prompts, and notice and practice phonics and foundational skills.
Shared Reading Lesson Structure (K-3)
1. Warm-Up: Word Study
Get students ready to think about sounds, letters, and words as they read the text.
2. Introduce the Text
Build background knowledge, engage students in deep thinking, and discuss important text elements before reading.
3. First Reading
Students make predictions, learn from and discuss the text, and notice important details with suggested prompts.
4. Second Reading
Take learning further. As students read the text along with the teacher, suggested prompts deepen understanding for all students.
5. Discuss the Text
After reading, ensure understanding and comprehending with a whole-group discussion.
6. Reread the Text with Explicit Teaching
Utilize the enlarged text for explicit foundational skills teaching. Leaning on 15 instructional routines, students apply phonics and foundational skills to help learning stick.
Turning a vision into action requires a carefully laid out plan. You may be asking yourself, “Where do I start?” With a pen in hand, start here, in this action plan, thinking together with colleagues. The 4 steps in this Interactive Action Plan are designed to put you, your students, and your school on the path to literacy success.
For detailed guidance on unpacking your system, setting up your resources, and organizing your classroom, download the FPC Interactive Unpacking and Implementation Plan.
Explore the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum
Proficient readers and writers display recognizable behaviors at every stage of literacy learning. When teachers notice, teach, and support these behaviors, they link assessment to responsive teaching. This indispensable literacy tool identifies the behaviors that demonstrate thinking and understanding within, beyond, and about a text. These behaviors are described as continua of learning across eight instructional contexts.
Explore what the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum is, what’s included, how it’s implemented, and gain access to samplers, research, webinars, and more.
