Readtopia and ReadtopiaGO

Within ReadtopiaGO, there are:

• 16 themes per year, divided into 4 collections
• Each collection contains 4 themes
• Each theme contains 2 topics
• 32 books per year, written at the T3 level (early elementary level), E2 level (preK/K level), and E1 level (preK)

You can follow the progression set out or you can order and teach themes and topics in the way that works best for you and your learners. 

Research tells us that providing young children with access to rich or descriptive language (the words we hear in conversation, TV, storybooks, etc.) serves two purposes: it builds the kind of curiosity that leads to a positive disposition toward language and it helps learners develop a more robust oral vocabulary, which is critical for later success in reading. While there are no prerequisites for learners to engage with and benefit from ReadtopiaGO, the introduction of rich vocabulary, is included in the T3 level books. This was intentional on the author’s part.

ReadtopiaGo provides you with all the lessons, books, videos, and activities you need for the next four years, relieving you of the time you might otherwise spend finding, aligning, and adapting curricula to meet the needs of your learners. While some level of preparation is beneficial, it is possible to pick up the Teacher Guide on Monday morning and start teaching. This is because ReadtopiaGo includes 2-minute Teaching Tutorials that provide you with the what, why, and how of each instructional routine. Additionally, you can follow the step-by-step lesson sequence contained in the Teacher Guide. This program is also a time-saver as it can be integrated into substitute plans or by knowledgeable others or co-teachers if the primary teacher has to be away from the classroom for a meeting.

Yes! ReadtopiaGo conforms to this vast body of research that recognizes that learners need daily support and instruction in comprehension and vocabulary, as well as instruction in the alphabetic principle, phonemic awareness, and phonics. ReadtopiaGo’s instructional cycle encompasses all of these domains, including our patented Learning Letters and Learning Letter Plus supplements, designed in consultation with Dr. Karen Erickson and the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill. These packets will systematically and sequentially support you to take your learners on a journey from identifying letters, to associating letters with sounds, to making words at two differentiated levels across more than 80 lessons.

Research recommends instruction in all five emergent instructional routines (90-120 minutes of early literacy instruction) each day and that can be accomplished with the instructional materials within ReadtopiaGO time permitting in your classroom.

We agree that learners need access to pages and pencils / alternative pencils that support emergent reading and writing. That’s why we will be offering an accessible library of books as well as accessibility tips in the Teacher Guide, to ensure that learners have maximal access to ReadtopiaGo’s materials, activities and experiences. You can also find links to additional support and resources created by Project-Core, at the end of the Teaching Tutorials).