Reading Pathways pilot
Individualized reading plans for older students.
Reading Ways helps schools turn existing reading data into profile-matched plans for older students who need intensive support — paired with classroom strategy routines and family supports.
Reading Pathways is our pilot program for Tier 3 individualized reading plans.
Grant-supported and paid pilot options are available.
Program
MTSS tells teams how much support. Reading profiles tell teams what should come first.
Older students may all be identified for intensive support, but they do not all need the same first instructional move. A student stuck on multisyllabic words needs different first steps than a student who can read words but loses meaning across long sentences.
MTSS helps teams know how much support is needed. Reading profiles help teams decide what kind of support should come first.
How it works
From existing data to an individualized reading plan.
Existing reading data
Start with the assessments districts already collect.
MTSS intensity
Use existing tier decisions to set how much support a student receives.
Relative strengths + needs
Look within the student across decoding, fluency, vocabulary, syntax, and comprehension.
Reading profile
Translate the pattern into a profile that points to what to work on first.
Individualized reading plan
Match strategies, classroom protocols, and family supports to the profile.
MTSS answers
How much support?
Profiles answer
What should come first?
Reading profiles
Four profiles that point teams to the right first step.
Two students with similar scores or the same MTSS tier may need different kinds of support. Reading Pathways uses four profiles to clarify what each older reader most needs next.
Vocabulary & Academic Language
Building Word Power
words + concepts
Sentence Meaning & Cohesion
Making Long Sentences Make Sense
syntax + connections
Word Reading & Fluency
Unlocking Big Words Faster
word parts + fluency
Inference & Integration
Reading Between the Lines
evidence + ideas
A profile is a next-step map — not a diagnosis, label, or fixed identity.
Strategy toolkit
Each profile connects to practical classroom routines.
Strategies are shared across content areas so teachers, students, and families work from one common language.
Building Word Power
- •Frayer Model
- •Word Map
- •Concept Map
- •Living Word Wall
Long Sentences
- •Because But So
- •Connectives Chart
- •Sentence Frames
- •Argumentation Sheet
Big Words Faster
- •Big Word Breakdown
- •Morphology Organizer
- •Close Reading Protocol
- •Seven Steps Vocabulary
Reading Between Lines
- •QAR Questions
- •Text Structure Overview
- •Text Rendering
- •Annotation Signposts
16 strategy routines · one shared language · multiple content-area versions
For schools
What pilot schools receive.
Pilot schools receive training, onboarding materials, profile resources, strategy materials, student and family supports, and application accounts for progress monitoring.
Team training
Onboarding for literacy leads and teachers on profiles, plans, and strategy routines.
School onboarding
Setup support to connect existing reading data to profile-matched plans.
Student and family supports
Student-friendly profile language and plain-language family explanations.
Team monitoring
Application accounts so teams can track plans and strategy use over time.
Best fit
Schools and districts serving older students who need Tier 2 or Tier 3 reading support, especially where teams already collect reading assessment data.
State alignment
Support for reading-plan documentation and MTSS workflows.
Reading Pathways can help districts organize reading profiles, strategy supports, and progress-monitoring information in ways that align with local MTSS and state reading-plan expectations.
Reading plan documentation
Organized profile, plan, and strategy records that teams can use in reading-plan workflows.
MTSS-compatible implementation
Fits inside existing MTSS tiering, team routines, and intervention planning.
State and district reporting support
Structured information that supports local reporting and review conversations.
Reading Ways does not provide legal compliance certification. Districts should confirm final requirements with state guidance and counsel.
Examples & previews
See the program, profiles, and toolkits.
Program overview video
Our platform brings support and data together for all stakeholders.
Student profile example
What an Inference and Integration profile student sees during onboarding.
Strategy toolkit examples
Science teachers learning to support students in the Word Reading and Fluency profile.
Downloads and preview resources
Sample Building Word Power toolkit for vocabulary and academic language.
Ready to explore a Reading Pathways pilot?
We are currently inviting schools, districts, and research-practice partners interested in grant-supported or paid pilots.