INCLUSIVE LITERACY FRAMEWORK & INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE*

**For Educators and Specialists: **Grades 2–4 | Comprehensive Educator’s Guide with Multidisciplinary Activities, Science of Reading & Structured Literacy Supports, and AAC-Friendly Access Points

Unit Overview & Core Themes

This chapter book bridges foundational decoding skills with rich social-emotional learning (SEL). The narrative follows Avery on her ninth birthday as she navigates an unexpected disappointment and transitions into an empowering magical quest.

Throughout her journey, the story explores central themes of emotional regulation and resilience, showing how initial disappointment and fear can be transformed into purposeful action. Anchored by the guiding truth that “Magic does not choose the fearless. It chooses the ones willing to try,” the plot moves young readers past rote guessing and self-doubt into active observation, problem-solving, and self-discovery.

To bring these narrative themes from page to practice, this educator resource packet integrates multi-tiered supports and structured learning components designed for diverse classrooms:

Accessible Literacy & Structured Literacy (SOR) Integration: Embedding Science of Reading principles, phonics, decoding, and encoding practice explicitly tied to the text’s targeted skill progression, alongside core vocabulary, visual supports, and AAC access points so all learners can actively engage with the narrative.

Hands-On STEAM Challenges: Real building and testing projects tied directly to plot points—like building waterproof roofs, designing indoor drying racks, or constructing bridge spans—turning plot points into active problem-solving tasks.

Built-In Progress Monitoring & Assessments: Integrated check-ins and formal running records designed to capture ongoing reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension milestones at natural checkpoints throughout the story.

Multidisciplinary Provider Supports: Tailored extensions explicitly designed to ensure all areas of related service providers’ scopes are thoroughly addressed:

• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): CASEL-aligned embedded prompts and counselor-aligned extension tools addressing emotional vocabulary, perspective-taking, managing anxiety, and building frustration tolerance.** **
• AAC & Communication Supports: Embedded links to core and fringe vocabulary boards and visual communication tools matched to the narrative, ensuring robust access points for every learner.
• SLP & ESOL Integration: Embedded speech-language and English to Speakers of Other Languages strategies to support linguistic processing, vocabulary acquisition, and expressive communication.
• OT: Fine Motor: Cutting, building, balancing, and manipulating small materials during STEAM projects and craft activities.
• PT: Gross Motor & Retelling Integration: Movement pathways, balance challenges, and physical action sequences that seamlessly culminate into an interactive obstacle course. This allows children to physically retell and embody the story through multi-modal options tailored to diverse physical and cognitive learning profiles.Font & Design Styling: Clean, accessible layouts formatted for neurodivergent and emerging readers.
  
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