A structured 60-minute tutoring lesson bridging 4th to 5th-grade reading comprehension and summarizing skills. Features modeling, scaffolded practice with rich fiction and nonfiction texts, and an exit ticket.
A comprehensive literary research unit designed to guide students through a structural and character analysis of classic and regional fairy tales. Students assume the role of folklore investigators, tracking standard tropes, character motivations, helper archetypes, and plot designs, culminating in an analytical presentation.
A 90-minute professional development workshop designed for Pre-K to Grade 4 school administrators. This session covers the foundational literacy frameworks of the American Reading Company (ARC)—including IRLA, ENIL, and the 100 Book Challenge—with a heavy emphasis on multi-tiered instructional coaching, scaffolded practices for Special Education and English Language Learners, and administrative look-fors.
Guided notes handout for administrators attending the workshop. Includes fill-in-the-blanks, space for mapping SpEd/EL accommodations, and goal setting.
A spelling bridge program for rising fifth graders, reviewing essential third and fourth-grade spelling patterns. Focuses on inflected endings, syllable junctures, silent letters, and complex vowels through structured worksheets and hands-on sorting cards.
A dynamic grammar and writing lesson where students stretch simple sentences into rich, complex ones using adverbs, prepositional phrases, and subordinating clauses.
A comprehensive slide presentation for the 90-minute workshop, detailing ARC frameworks, walkthrough expectations, SpEd/EL scaffolding models, and actionable feedback protocols.
A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.
An interactive lesson introducing the five key elements of plot—exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution—using a clear, symbol-coded system and familiar fairy tales to scaffold student understanding.
Scenario-based discussion cards for administrators to practice giving feedback on ARC strategies. Includes 8 distinct scenarios covering IRLA, 100 Book Challenge, SpEd integration, and EL support.
An 8-week reading comprehension curriculum designed for entering fifth graders, featuring high-interest adventure themes like wilderness survival, deep-sea exploration, cyber defense, and volcanology. It focuses on critical reading comprehension skills like inferences, cause and effect, summarizing, and context clues with high-contrast, large print student packets.
A fluency-focused lesson designed for advanced fluent readers, focusing on multi-clause sentence structures, expressive phrasing, and vocabulary enrichment using target sight and challenge words.
A step-by-step facilitator guide and session agenda for leaders running the ARC workshop. Includes a minute-by-minute timeline, speaking scripts, activity prompts, and materials preparation check.
