Fusion Reading

  • Fusion Reading is a comprehensive, research-based reading intervention program for students in grades 6-12. The flexible, multi-year program provides struggling adolescent students the skills they need to quickly become fluent, competent, and confident readers. Students learn to read award-winning books that are relevant to their lives and the problems they face. (McGraw Hill Education)

     

    Fusion Reading Curriculum:

    Year 1:

    • The Vocabulary Process: How to figure out the meaning of unknown vocabulary words.
    • Thinking Reading: Read and think about novels as a class.
    • The Prediction Strategy: How to make predictions before and while you read.
    • The Bridging Strategy: How to pronounce unknown vocabulary words.
    • Strategy Integration: How to use all reading strategies together.
    • Possible Selves for Readers: Set goals for your future and plans for reaching them.

     

    Novels and Films: 

    • Coach Carter (Book and film)
    • Cool Runnings (film)
    • The Bully, Paul Langan
    • Brothers in Arms, Paul Langan and Ben Alirez
    • The Fallen, Paul Langan
    • No Way Out, Peggy Kern
    • Secrets in the Shadows, Anne Schraff
    • The Blind Side (film)
    • Outside Reading Novels

     

    Year 2:

    • The Vocabulary Process: How to figure out the meaning of unknown vocabulary words.
    • Thinking Reading: Read and think about novels as a class.
    • The Summarization Strategy: How to summarize what you read.
    • Strategy Integration: How to use all reading strategies together.
    • The PASS Strategy: How to do well on state assessments.

     

    Novels:

    • We Beat the Streets, Davis, Jenkins and Hunt
    • Lost and Found, Anne Schraff
    • The Gun, Paul Langan
    • Until We Meet Again, Anne Schraff
    • Blood is Thicker, Paul Langan and D.M. Blackwell
    • A Matter of Trust, Anne Schraff
    • Outside Reading Novels