The Journeys 2017 reading program offers numerous resources to support the Common Core Standards and prepare students to be successful life-long readers. The program offers an anthology of literature as well as leveled guided reading books. The Reader's Notebook is used to introduce and reinforce skills such as drawing conclusions, predicting story events, identifying story elements, summarizing literature, vocabulary enrichment, spelling, phonics, and grammar concepts. We will often combine phonics and spelling lessons together with a focus on a particular vowel sound or letter pattern.