Program Benefits
Oral language fluency is a strong predictor of reading success, yet many children start school with language gaps that hinder their reading achievement.
Johnnie Max builds oral language fluency with explicit instruction for nonfiction content to give children the literacy and content foundation needed for their academic success.
Johnnie Max supports all children, including English learners, bilingual children, and dual-language students.
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Build the Foundations of Early Literacy! Johnnie Max supports the development of the whole child.
Oral Language, Literacy, and Content Knowledge
Developing oral language and building content knowledge is at the heart of Johnnie Max.
- Explicit dialogic reading strategies for eBook read-alouds in Teacher and Home Guides support the adult-child interactions critical for oral language development.
- Lesson content built around topics in science, social studies, and math builds content knowledge and academic vocabulary.
- Strong oral language skills and deep content knowledge prepare students to read and comprehend text fluently by Grade 3.
Aligned to CASEL’s Framework, the Johnnie Max social-emotional learning content is integrated throughout components and supported in Teacher and Home Guides.
- Video lessons present explicit opportunities for social-emotional development.
- eBooks feature SEL Conversation Starters to prompt adult-led interactions.
- Relatable characters model social-emotional development in The Adventures of Johnnie Max read-aloud series.
Social-Emotional Learning
Global Awareness
Global awareness in Johnnie Max develops through photographs of people, places, and animals from every continent on the planet.
- World maps in eBooks locate each photograph’s origin.
- In The Adventures of Johnnie Max read-aloud stories, children follow Johnnie Max and Sarabella, who discover and share the unique beauty of each continent.
Multi-disciplinary Content Is
Integrated Across All Lessons
Introduce
Videos
Introduce concepts and build background
- An engaging video for each lesson introduces concepts and vocabulary.
- Teacher and Home Guides provide discussion support at key teachable moments.


Teach
Interactive Nonfiction eBooks
eBooks form the program’s instructional core and build the foundations of digital navigational skills.
With flexible implementation for whole class instruction, small group centers, or independent learning exploration, ALL text is supported with audio.
- Explore academic concepts with standards-aligned nonfiction content.
- Engage with dialogic reading to develop oral language and vocabulary skills.
- Advance English learners with strong text-to-picture support.
Multi-disciplinary Content in Three Book Types

Label Books

Concept Books

Sentence Books
Assess
Vocabulary Games
Assess lesson content vocabulary with fun, interactive games that provide useful insights into children’s progress with automatically-generated reports.



Deepen Engagement
Fiction Read-Alouds
In the charming stories of The Adventures of Johnnie Max, the relatable characters, Johnnie Max and Sarabella, engage children in global exploration and teachable moments of social emotional learning.
Extend Learning
Hands-On Activity Videos
English- and Spanish-speaking teachers model hands-on activities related to each lesson for extended learning fun in class or at home!
Learner Management
Assessment and Reporting
Easily track learner progress with Benchmark, Ongoing, and Summative Assessments.
- Oral language assessments provide benchmarks for literacy growth throughout the year.
- Automatically-generated reports monitor all lesson activity, track ongoing assessments in each eBook, and, capture end-of-lesson vocabulary game scores .
Communication
School-Home Connection App
Easy communication for teachers and families!
The Johnnie Max Communication App comes free with the program and provides a direct line of communication between school and home. Available in iOS and Android.
Allison Shelley for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action
Additional Resources
Teacher and Home Guides
Phonological Awareness Activities
Animal Alphabet Book Activities
Animal Alphabet Writing and Coloring Book
Content and Academic Vocabulary Lists
Outdoor Adventures
Technology Integrations
Seamless rostering support, including OneRostering
SSO with ClassLink, Clever, Canvas, Schoology, Microsoft, and Google
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Our mission is to build the foundation of early literacy, empower child-driven learning, and expand children’s worldview with equitable and safe digital access for all young learners and their families.