Root Decoders

*4 Weeks. 4 Adventures. One Reading Mission.* A four-week reading fluency intervention unit designed for middle school students who need additional support with reading accuracy, pacing, phrasing, and expression. Through brief, explicit instruction, guided practice, partner reading, and engaging high-interest passages, students develop stronger reading fluency while building confidence and comprehension. Student progress is tracked throughout the unit to guide instruction and celebrate growth.

A comparative study of the chupacabra in the film Chupa and the novel Summer of the Mariposas, featuring differentiated materials for diverse language proficiency levels.

A two-page printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 6–8 with Greek and Latin roots/affixes, expanded Part 3 practice, and an affix paragraph challenge where students find real dictionary words using two provided affixes and create two invented words.

A five-part constructed response sequence for struggling 7th-grade writers using the RACES strategy. Students analyze an engaging informational text on deep-sea bioluminescence and systematically master restating, answering, citing, explaining, and summarizing into an evidence-based paragraph.

A collection of high-impact literacy materials supporting vocabulary mastery, grammar analysis, and written expression.

A tiered comparison worksheet with differentiated 3-option multiple-choice questions on setting, portrayal, plot, theme, and culture, paired with a reference word bank and structured sentence stems for the short response writing section.

A comprehensive middle school writing sequence guiding students through the Extended Constructed Response process, from prompt deconstruction and claim generation to evidence integration and multi-paragraph synthesis.

A seventh-grade critical reading lesson focused on distinguishing between evidence-based inferences and broad generalizations. Students evaluate real-world ecological and marine biology texts, dissect faulty absolute claims, and substantiate conclusions with empirical data.

A printable WH-question graphic organizer and worksheet with expanded response boxes and generous writing lines for Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.

A targeted upper-elementary and middle school phonics intervention sequence designed to decode multisyllabic academic words through syllable division, advanced vowel teams, and morphemic analysis. Structured with a mature codebreaking theme to engage older striving readers without feeling juvenile.

A point of view reading and writing lesson designed for middle school students in a 15:1 self-contained setting reading at a second-grade level. Students compare historical and professional viewpoints on video games between a sleep researcher and a video game CEO, answering inference questions and crafting a scaffolded three-part argument response.

A picture-supported, bilingual English-Spanish adapted comparison worksheet for WIDA Level 1 non-readers. It covers all five original questions on setting, creature portrayal, plot, theme, and culture with visual word banks and fill-in-the-blank sentence frames, followed by a supported comparative writing section with sentence stems and illustrated vocabulary.