Focuses on using paired commas to handle parenthetical expressions and non-restrictive elements that can be 'lifted' from a sentence.
A structured reading intervention sequence at Douglas School combining targeted phonic lessons with the multisensory Nessy online literacy system.
A comprehensive summer school prep unit designed for rising juniors and seniors. This lesson combines daily culturally responsive warm-ups with a rigorous diagnostic assessment and annotated exemplar guide, specifically targeting NYS Regents and SAT ELA standards.
A comprehensive teacher-facing diagnostic exemplar and scoring guide. This resource provides complete rationales for the multiple-choice questions, diagnostic tracking guides for summer school pacing, a Regents Part 3 scoring rubric, and fully annotated high- and mid-scoring student exemplars with actionable coaching prompts.
A structured high school reading intervention sequence focusing on silent consonants, orthographic markers, pluralization rules, and academic spelling structures.
A structured reading intervention lesson focusing on the prefix dis- ("not," "opposite," or "take apart"), paired with a cumulative prefix review of un-, pre-, and re- alongside spiral phonetic review.
A two-page student-facing diagnostic assessment targeting NYS Regents and SAT ELA skills. It features a culturally responsive passage on urban solar cooperatives, SAT-style multiple-choice questions with quantitative graphics, and a Regents-style Part 3 short response with physical writing lines.
A phonics intervention unit for high school readers focusing on short oo patterns, sound contrasts, and spelling application.
A structured reading intervention lesson focusing on the prefixes pre- ("before") and re- ("again" or "back"), paired with a comprehensive spiral review of un-, prior suffixes, and silent consonants.
Five days of high-interest, culturally responsive daily bell-ringers designed for rising juniors and seniors. This student-facing document builds test-taking stamina and offers targeted scaffolding for academic vocabulary, author's perspective, and graphical data analysis across NYS Regents and SAT formats.
A comprehensive 5-day phonics breakout sequence where students complete daily independent spelling missions to crack codes. Covering CVC, Silent E, Digraphs/Blends, R-controlled vowels, and Vowel Teams, each day represents a new adventure challenge.
Summer literacy communication and family engagement resources to help rising kindergarteners maintain and build reading skills over the summer break through play-based activities.
A clean, 1-page printable teacher answer key featuring complete solutions, annotations, and visual markup guides for Lesson 68.
