Middle School Resources (7–8)

New program for middle school!

Volume 1 & 2 are now available!

The Read Side by Side Reading Program for middle school equips your students with the confidence to tackle longer, more complex texts. Each fifty-day unit invites them to explore timeless classics and popular favorites while sharpening their analytical reading skills. Your students will learn to "read like a professor" as they investigate plot development, character arcs, symbolism, and make literary connections.

Every unit features a memorable character archetype and opens doors to new genres, authors, and text types. You will introduce the archetype during the read-aloud instruction; then students will apply new learning to their choice of book club title from three selections (below, on, and above-grade level). 

Choose from a variety of unit archetypes - the orphan, time traveler, rescuer, and more - to design a flexible 7th- or 8th-grade scope and sequence. Watch engagement soar as your students master grade-level standards and develop lifelong reading habits. Take your students from disengaged, reluctant readers to active, purposeful binge readers who find joy in reading great literature!