Directions: With a partner, browse a section of the teacher’s guide. Record your observations.

Section Observation
 Basal Evaluation – Questions to Consider

Reading Series: ______________________ Grade: ____________________________________

Question Response/Observations
1. Is quality literature included throughout the program? Are there
are a variety of genres?
Is there an equitable representation of diverse voices?
2. Do lesson recommendations reflect the premise that literacy is an
interactive, constructive, and strategic process?
3. Do lessons provide explicit attention to teaching decoding skills
and strategies and comprehension strategies?
4. Does the reading program offer teachers components of Bloom’s
taxonomy or Webb’s design in terms of questions and literacy
activities?
5. Do lessons embed the gradual release of responsibility model?
6. Do lessons integrate authentic writing connections?
7. Is this a basal reading program that reflects the interests of
students?
8. Is assessment viewed as on-going and linked directly to instruction
using a variety of informal and formal measures?
9. Other observations