Students draft their own informational paragraph about a familiar topic, applying all learned concepts and performing a 'promise inspection' on their work.
A guided poetry workshop where students use grammar concepts and figurative language to celebrate the arrival of spring.
An Orton-Gillingham based introduction to Level 2 vowel teams (EE, EA, AI, AY) using a secret agent theme to engage students in decoding and encoding.
Capstone simulation. Students apply all 11 strategies to solve a complex text-based 'Maze' and earn their Thought Tracker Mastery.
Metacognitive choice. Students practice deciding which 'Mind Tool' (Inference, Visualization, Questioning) is best for specific text challenges.
Masters the 'Click or Clunk' monitoring technique. Students learn to identify when meaning breaks down and which tool to use for a 'fix-up'.
Identifies text structures (Cause/Effect, Sequence) as 'Brain Blueprints' that help organize incoming data.
Uses Arthur Evans' deductive reasoning techniques. Students solve logic puzzles by eliminating impossibilities within a text.