Guided Reading Built on the Histories of Our Students
iLitBridge pairs rigorous phonics and vocabulary instruction with Lexile-leveled texts drawn from African American history and the African Diaspora. Every lesson spans two days with a downloadable teacher edition and printable student packets.
Phonics
Explicit skill, blending ladder, transfer words, decodable sentences, and Day 2 dictation.
Word Work
Five to six vocabulary words with morphology, context sentences, and word sorts.
Text Reading
Lexile-leveled literary and informational texts in eight numbered paragraphs.
Comprehension
Oral and written questions at literal, inferential, and critical-thinking levels.
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The Night the Whole Block Watched
Chicago, November 4, 2008 — Naomi counts the votes with her grandmother
Fifth graders read a historical fiction narrative set on Chicago's South Side on the night Barack Obama was elected the first Black president of the United States, told through the eyes of a girl who finally understands why her grandmother has never missed an election.
Read the sample lessonTwo Day Lesson Flow
Day 1 · 30 minutes
- Phonics warm-up with blending ladder and transfer words
- Word work: introduce the first vocabulary set
- Text introduction and purpose setting
- Read paragraphs 1–4 with teacher-edition stops
- Oral comprehension: literal and early inferential
Day 2 · 30 minutes
- Phonics review and dictation
- Word work: remaining words plus quick check
- Fluency reread, then read paragraphs 5–8
- Oral comprehension: inferential and critical thinking
- Written response with sentence starter and scoring key
Every lesson includes three print-ready documents: the teacher lesson plan, the annotated teacher edition of the text, and the student packet.