Canadian Reader

The Canadian Reader (Grades 3-5) is a current events resource that combines currentexplores Canadian eventsevents, issues, and geography issues to encourage students to expand their knowledge of Canada while enhancing their ability to read and understandbuilding informational text.reading skills.

The magazine is published eight times a year from September to May. Each issue includes:

• A focusFocus on key reading comprehension strategies (makingstrategies: connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, and synthesizing/transforming)synthesizing
• Three

  Threestudent-friendly news stories written at a level students can understand

  articles
• Ready-to-use

  Detailed literacy-basedliteracy lesson plans, including ready-to-use graphic organizersorganizers, and assessment criteria

  assessments
• Canadian

  Ageography map assignmentactivity featuringlinked ato regionan of Canada highlighted in one of the articles

  article

• A non-Non-fiction comic strip featuring background informationwith related to one of the news stories, accompanied by a lesson plan and supportingsupport material

  materials
  

This subscription is not available to HCOS Registered students.

Logging In

Access to the Canadian Reader has changed. Contact your teacher to receive access to the Canadian Reader resources

Navigation & Use

Please contact your teacher for the current links.

Magazine Formats

Magazines are available in two formats: .pdf and .docx.

• The .pdf file contains the complete document and cannot be changed. It has helpful information for parents and answer keys at the bottom of the document.
• The .docx file contains only the articles and questions. Students can complete assignments directly in the .docx document using Microsoft Word or Google Docs. 
  

Publication Schedule for 2025/26

Resource Links

Students' resource links that coordinate with the current magazines can be found here.