What is Flameworks?
SPARK: Developing Comprehension (420L–650L)
Lay the foundation for comprehension with high levels of scaffolded support. Spark helps students build essential strategies for making meaning from text while gaining confidence as readers.
Literary Instructional Focus: Describe Story Structure
Informational Instructional Focus: Identify Main Topic
EMBER: Intermediate Comprehension (520L–820L)
Strengthen comprehension by extending early skills into more complex texts. Ember reduces scaffolds gradually, fostering independence and deeper understanding.
Literary Instructional Focus: Recount and Determine the Lesson
Informational Instructional Focus: Use Text Features to Locate Key Details
IGNITE: Intermediate-Plus Comprehension (740L–940L)
Challenge readers with increasingly complex texts while minimizing scaffolds. Ignite supports the internalization of comprehension strategies and encourages students to apply them independently..
Literary Instructional Focus: Summarize and Use Details to Determine Theme
Informational Instructional Focus: Determine Main Idea and Key Details and Summarize
Blaze: Advanced Comprehension (830L–1010L)
Elevate advanced readers to engage with sophisticated texts requiring critical thinking, synthesis, and analysis. Blaze emphasizes higher-order comprehension across multiple skills.
