Units of Study in Reading is a K-8 workshop curriculum that helps teachers provide their students with instruction, opportunities for practice, and concrete doable goals that enable students to meet and exceed any set of high standards. A five-part workshop framework anchors the units and offers the perfect combination of whole-class, small-group, one-on-one instruction, and independent practice.
The Units of Study in Reading is authored by Dr. Lucy Calkins and her colleagues at The Reading & Writing Project.
High Expectations, Achievable Goals
The reading Units of Study help teachers provide their students with instruction, opportunities for practice, and concrete doable goals to help students meet and exceed any set of high standards.
Proven Tools and Methods
It is an understatement to say these units have been piloted many times. The teaching in these units has been planned, taught, revised, and retaught, through a continual cycle of improvement involving literally thousands of classrooms in schools dotting the globe.
A Clear Instructional Arc
Each writing unit represents about five to six weeks of teaching, structured into three or four “bends in the road.” Rather than tackling the entire journey all at once, it’s easier to embark on this series of shorter, focused bends, pausing between each to regroup and prepare for the next.