LevelUp Literacy

Book 1

Explicit, systematic literacy instruction designed specifically for adolescent learners in Grades 7–12.

FOUNDATIONS FOR STRONGER READING

Grounded in the Science of Reading, LevelUp Book 1 develops essential skills in decoding, oral fluency, spelling, and comprehension through 17 structured lessons featuring age-appropriate texts, guided practice, and clear teacher support.

Built for

Adolescent Learners

Adolescent learners may still need direct instruction in foundational reading skills, but the materials used to provide that support should reflect their age and learning environment.

Book 1 combines explicit literacy instruction with engaging, age-appropriate texts and activities so students can strengthen essential skills without working through materials that feel elementary.

DECODING  |  ORAL FLUENCY  |  SPELLING  |  COMPREHENSION  |  WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

What students will develop

Book 1 provides connected instruction and practice across four essential areas of literacy development.

  • DECODING

    Recognize and apply sound, spelling, syllable, and word patterns when reading unfamiliar words.

  • ORAL FLUENCY

    Develop greater accuracy, phrasing, expression, and confidence when reading aloud.

  • SPELLING

    Strengthen connections between sounds, spelling patterns, syllables, and word structure.

  • COMPREHENSION

    Use purposeful strategies to understand, interpret, monitor, and respond to text.

17 Structured Lessons

Book 1 includes 17 connected lessons that progressively build students’ literacy skills while providing regular opportunities to review and apply previous learning.

Each lesson combines explicit instruction with scaffolded practice, reading, and comprehension so students are not simply learning skills in isolation, they are using them.

The predictable lesson structure also helps educators establish consistent routines while adjusting pacing and support to meet the needs of their learners.

Everything you need to 

Teach Book 1 

Book 1 is designed to support both the student and the educator.

  • student workbooks

    Scaffolded, age-appropriate lessons provide explicit instruction, guided practice, reading opportunities, and meaningful application to help adolescent learners build essential literacy skills.

  • TEACHER GUIDE & ANSWER KEY

    Clear, step-by-step guidance provides instructional strategies, answer keys, assessment opportunities, and practical support to help educators deliver each lesson with confidence.

  • DIGITAL & PRINTABLE RESOURCES

    Supporting materials give educators additional flexibility when using LevelUp across different classroom settings and instructional needs.

    Practical to teach. Easy to implement. Designed for secondary classrooms.

Inside a LevelUp Lesson

Each LevelUp Book 1 lesson follows a carefully structured sequence designed to help adolescent learners build new skills, practise them in context, and apply them with increasing independence.

SPEAKING IN DETAIL: Our first section introduces the target sound, how it is produced, and how it appears in words. Familiar examples help students connect what they hear and say to the spelling patterns they will practice throughout the lesson.

STEP 1 - MODEL TEXT READING: The Model Text introduces the lesson’s target sound, spelling patterns, vocabulary, and reading focus in meaningful, age-appropriate context. It allows educators to model fluent reading, highlight key patterns, and demonstrate comprehension strategies before students apply the skills more independently.

STEP 2 - LEVELLED DECODABLE TEXTS: Students apply the targeted skills through levelled, controlled texts designed to provide purposeful decoding practice while maintaining age-appropriate content.

STEP 3 - READING COMPREHENSION: Students demonstrate understanding through comprehension strategies, written responses, and activities that encourage them to think about and respond to what they have read.

STEP 4 - ORAL FLUENCY: Purposeful repeated reading helps students strengthen accuracy, automaticity, phrasing, expression, and confidence when reading aloud.

STEP 5 - SPELLING: Explicit spelling and word-study activities reinforce the lesson's target sounds and patterns, strengthening connections between what students hear, read, and write.

Take Book 1 Further

Take Book 1 further with 17 optional Writing & Communication Extension Activities—one connected to every lesson.

Students are given additional opportunities to explain, investigate, reflect, design, present, and create through purposeful writing and communication tasks.

Each activity includes learning goals, success criteria, differentiated final product choices, student-friendly instructions, and a task-specific assessment rubric.

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