A Comprehensive
Literacy Program

Reading & Writing Assessments

Formative and summative assessments determine instructional needs and monitor progress. Includes tutorials, resources, and student tracker.

Tier 2 & 3 Literacy Intervention

Small-group supplementary intervention helps struggling readers become successful and confident.

Independent Reading

Classroom libraries filled with fiction and nonfiction texts.

Phonics & Word Study

Explicit lessons in phonemic awareness, spelling, and decoding skills using hands-on tools.

Professional Learning

Provided by skilled literacy consultants on-site and online.

Guided Writing

Scaffolded lessons build writing skills and deepen comprehension.

Third grade tub of books and lesson cards

Guided Reading

Fiction and nonfiction texts with instructional lessons support a strong literacy processing system.

Digital Subscription

Access Literacy Footprints titles online with accompanying lesson plans for remote/hybrid learning.

Interactive Read-Aloud

Whole-class lessons support comprehension strategies using mentor texts.

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Literacy Footprints is a complete guided reading system developed by Jan Richardson and Michèle Dufresne. The lessons are based on Jan’s Next Step Forward in Guided Reading and Jan and Michèle’s coauthored Next Step Forward in Word Study and Phonics. Literacy Footprints features leveled readers, unique teaching tools, and guided reading lesson plans integrated with reading, writing and phonics.

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