The Jacob's Ladder
Reading Comprehension Program
from The College of William & Mary Center for Gifted Education - Project Athena
Funded by the US Department of Education, Jacob K. Javits Program

Jacob's Ladder is a learning journey for students that begins with targeted readings from fables,
myths, and nonfiction sources and moves them through an inquiry process from basic
understanding to critical analyses of the texts read. Organized for students in 3rd grade to
enhance reading comprehension, tasks have been organized by skill ladders with questions and
activities within each. Ladder rungs are organized to increase complexity in intellectual demand.
- Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Teacher's Guide





Benchmark Education Company non-fiction titles are recommended for all levels (Levels 1, 2,3) of
this program.
Click here for the list of titles that are recommended for this program.

For more information on Jacob's Ladder, please visit
The Center for Gifted Education at the College of William & Mary
NC Literacy
Resources
Providing K-12 Literacy
Resources to North Carolina
since 1987