Reading Comprehension

A foundational Pre-K sequence introducing the concepts of beginning, middle, and end through interactive read-alongs. Students learn to identify narrative structure, spot story problems, and sequence events using visual aids.

This sequence focuses on developing oral reading fluency and expression in 1st-grade students using read-along tools. Students learn to differentiate between monotone and expressive reading, match their voice to emotions and punctuation, and perform stories with prosody.

This 3rd-grade sequence explores how imagery, rhythm, and sound devices create meaning in poetry through a multisensory read-along approach. Students progress from visualizing sensory details to analyzing structural elements and finally synthesizing their understanding by creating their own audio-enhanced poetry experiences.

A 2nd-grade sequence focusing on developing oral reading fluency and prosody using audio-narrated literary texts. Students progress from listening for emotion to recording their own expressive readings, bridging the gap between decoding and comprehension.

This Kindergarten ELA sequence focuses on developing oral fluency and prosody by exploring how voice modulation (pitch, volume, speed) conveys emotion and meaning in read-aloud literary texts. Students progress from identifying emotions in tone to practicing character voices and punctuation-based intonation, culminating in their own expressive reading performances.

A Kindergarten ELA sequence focused on analyzing character and setting through audio-narrated stories, helping students build listening comprehension and visualization skills.

A 3rd-grade ELA sequence focused on rhythm, rhyme, and performance in poetry. Students learn to analyze the auditory elements of poems and perform them in a 'Poetry Cafe' setting.

A project-based sequence where 3rd-grade students use auditory cues from read-along texts to strengthen their visualization and story mapping skills. Students progress from sketching settings and characters to creating a full storyboard synchronized with audio narration.

A 2nd-grade ELA sequence focused on rhythm, rhyme, and mood in poetry through read-along experiences. Students explore how the musicality of language enhances meaning and practice recitation.

A 2nd Grade ELA sequence focused on developing oral reading fluency through audio models, mimicry, and self-assessment in a 'recording studio' themed environment.

A 1st Grade ELA sequence focusing on read-along informational texts about weather to teach cause-and-effect, sequencing, and practical application of reading.

A Pre-K sequence focused on reading comprehension through informational texts about transportation. Students learn to categorize vehicles by land, water, and air while developing print awareness, vocabulary, and comparative language skills.

A 2nd-grade ELA sequence focused on reading fluency and comprehension through audio-supported informational texts. Students explore global habitats while mastering text tracking, vocabulary acquisition, main idea identification, and prosody.

A simulation and game-based approach to teaching 2nd grade students how to follow technical and procedural texts. Students move from simple instructions to complex cycles, learning to identify missing steps and create their own process guides.

A 2nd-grade ELA unit where students compare and contrast city and farm life using informational read-along texts, culminating in a comparative discussion.

A 2nd-grade ELA sequence focused on using text features (headings, bold print, captions, diagrams) to enhance comprehension of informational science texts. Students use audio-supported materials to practice navigating and synthesizing information about animal habitats and life cycles.

A Kindergarten ELA sequence focused on informational text comprehension through the lens of weather. Students learn to identify descriptive vocabulary, understand cause and effect, and compare and contrast different weather types through read-alongs and hands-on activities.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

Une formation immersive de 12 heures destinée aux professeurs-documentalistes pour maîtriser les codes de la littérature adolescente actuelle et concevoir des stratégies de médiation innovantes au CDI.

A 4-day intensive study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil,' focusing on literary analysis, theme development, and argumentative writing through the lens of Dark Romanticism and Puritan values. Students explore the ambiguity of symbols and the complexities of human guilt while mastering appositive phrases and constructing high-quality academic responses.

A two-day investigation where students master the ability to distinguish between narrative and informational texts using specific text features and clues.

A two-day investigation where students master the ability to distinguish between narrative and informational texts using specific text features and clues.

A 3-day research unit focused on the historical context of Night by Elie Wiesel, specifically covering liberation, concentration camps, and death marches, concluding with student presentations.

A 4th-grade ELA unit exploring universal themes across traditional literature and modern fiction, culminating in a creative adaptation project.

A foundational writing and research sequence for Kindergarteners that teaches the difference between fiction and non-fiction sources. Students learn to identify text features, evaluate source relevance, and select the best tools for gathering facts through a 'Detective' themed workshop approach.

A Kindergarten ELA sequence that introduces students to the research cycle through animal studies. Students learn to ask questions, differentiate fact from fiction, record data through drawings and labels, and attribute information to sources.

A 12th Grade ELA sequence exploring the visual architecture of free verse poetry. Students investigate how line breaks, white space, and stanzaic structure replace traditional meter and rhyme to create meaning.

A graduate-level exploration of genre theory, investigating how conventions are established, subverted, and hybridized in response to socio-historical shifts. Students analyze the 'contract' between author and reader and culminate the sequence by proposing new generic classifications for contemporary works.

A first-grade sequence introduced students to the foundational steps of the research process through animal studies, focusing on source evaluation, inquiry questions, text features, and simple citation.

A high-level ELA sequence for 12th graders exploring the boundary between factual reporting and literary storytelling in narrative nonfiction. Students analyze the ethics of representation, the fallibility of memory in dialogue reconstruction, and the author's role in shaping 'truth'.

A comprehensive 12th-grade unit exploring the intersection of personal memory and historical reality in memoirs. Students analyze narrative voice, the fallibility of memory, and the connection between individual lives and larger societal movements through critical reading and comparative writing.

Students become 'Text Detectives' to explore informational text features. They learn to identify and use headings, captions, glossaries, and visual aids to navigate nonfiction books and gather information efficiently.

A 10th-grade ELA sequence exploring the intersection of narrative techniques and factual reporting in literary nonfiction. Students analyze how authors use plot, characterization, setting, and dialogue to shape the 'truth' of real-world events.

A game-based grammar sequence where 8th-grade students explore the absurdity of misplaced modifiers. Through visualization, headline analysis, and unscrambling challenges, students master the logic of sentence structure and the importance of syntactical precision.

A project-based unit where students investigate how the setting of a novel (historical and geographical) acts as a crucial force in the story, culminating in the creation of a 'World Guide' presentation.

This sequence guides undergraduate students through the methodology of New Historicism, teaching them to analyze literature as a cultural artifact shaped by and shaping its historical moment. Students move from theoretical understanding to archival research, culminating in a multimedia reconstruction of the socio-political world of a specific novel.

A 12th-grade novel study sequence that treats dystopian fiction as a sociological diagnostic tool. Students analyze mechanisms of control, rhetorical manipulation, and individual rebellion to understand how speculative worlds critique real-world political and social ailments.

A 4-week book club sequence for Sharon Creech's 'Saving Winslow', focusing on character analysis, summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary through bi-weekly sessions.

A 2-week small group reading unit focused on realistic fiction. Students practice summarizing, identifying text evidence, synthesizing information, and writing structured paragraph responses using four urban-themed short stories.

A comprehensive book club unit for fourth grade students focused on "Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper, structured for a 3-day weekly cadence over six weeks. The unit focuses on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development, culminating in an inclusion-focused school campaign project.

A comprehensive book club unit for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tiger Rising', exploring themes of emotional repression and friendship through three distinct chapter groups with a focus on synthesizing, vocabulary, and summarizing.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

An 8-lesson unit for 11th-grade students exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' through close reading, literary analysis, and historical context. Students investigate themes of wealth, the American Dream, and social class while mastering concepts like tone, point of view, and symbolism.

A week-long ELA homework series centered around a narrative about a squirrel's search for a rare acorn. The materials are differentiated for Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 4th Grade learners.

A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A high school ELA sequence exploring the psychological concepts of identity, the 'False Self', and social performance through philosophical inquiry and literary analysis.

A lesson sequence focused on the narrative craft of writing high-stakes introductions for interactive survival stories, specifically leading to biological defense mechanism choices.

A comprehensive baseline reading assessment sequence designed for virtual tutoring environments. It includes tools for phonics screening, fluency checks, and comprehension evaluation to establish a student's starting point.

A four-day intensive study of Shakespeare's Macbeth, focusing on characterization and the development of ambition to prepare students for an argumentative essay on Macbeth's worthiness for the throne.

A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A comprehensive book study for Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. Students will explore character traits, cause and effect, and story elements while building vocabulary and comprehension skills.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

Une formation immersive de 12 heures destinée aux professeurs-documentalistes pour maîtriser les codes de la littérature adolescente actuelle et concevoir des stratégies de médiation innovantes au CDI.

A collection of curriculum overview and alignment resources for 11th Grade English, focusing on societal change and civic rights.

A comprehensive novel study for Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up, featuring a student journal, sequence organizers, and teacher keys designed for independent second-grade work.

A comprehensive 10th-grade ELA unit on Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis', focusing on visual literacy, character development, and the historical context of the Iranian Revolution. Students will explore how the graphic novel medium conveys complex emotional and thematic depth.

A 6-day RLA unit for 8th grade focusing on 'The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant'. Students explore character complexity (8.9F) and non-linear plot elements (8.9A) through the lens of sacrifice and love.

A week-long ELA homework series centered around a narrative about a squirrel's search for a rare acorn. The materials are differentiated for Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 4th Grade learners.

This sequence explores the literary techniques used by Frederick Douglass in his Narrative, focusing specifically on how he uses irony to dismantle Northern misconceptions about slavery. Students move from vocabulary acquisition to deep rhetorical analysis.

A comprehensive baseline reading assessment sequence designed for virtual tutoring environments. It includes tools for phonics screening, fluency checks, and comprehension evaluation to establish a student's starting point.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

Une formation immersive de 12 heures destinée aux professeurs-documentalistes pour maîtriser les codes de la littérature adolescente actuelle et concevoir des stratégies de médiation innovantes au CDI.

A unit focused on mastering various parts of speech and word parts to build stronger, more descriptive sentences in 5th grade.

A comprehensive unit on informational text structures, using an architectural theme to help students visualize how authors build their ideas. Students will master Cause and Effect, Description, Sequence, and Problem and Solution.

A collection of curriculum overview and alignment resources for 11th Grade English, focusing on societal change and civic rights.

A comprehensive 10th-grade ELA unit on Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis', focusing on visual literacy, character development, and the historical context of the Iranian Revolution. Students will explore how the graphic novel medium conveys complex emotional and thematic depth.

A unit focused on teaching story sequencing across different primary grade levels, from simple 3-step events to complex narrative order.

A 4-day intensive study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil,' focusing on literary analysis, theme development, and argumentative writing through the lens of Dark Romanticism and Puritan values. Students explore the ambiguity of symbols and the complexities of human guilt while mastering appositive phrases and constructing high-quality academic responses.

A 3-part reading comprehension unit focusing on identifying the main idea through engaging short stories about food, cooking, and culinary traditions.

A two-day small group intervention sequence focused on mastery of making inferences and using text evidence (3.6F, 3.7C) through informational texts about mysterious animals.

A 4-day reteach unit for 4th grade focused on making inferences (4.6F) and synthesizing information (4.6H) using a blueprint and engineering theme. Students act as 'Meaning Mechanics' to build deep comprehension through evidence and connections.

A 4-day intensive reteach sequence focusing on making inferences (5.6F) and evaluating key ideas (5.6G) through a detective-themed 'Investigation HQ' approach. Students will use evidence and critical details to solve textual mysteries and identify central themes.

A 3-week literacy intervention program for grades K-5 focused on phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension with a space exploration theme. Each week features 30-minute daily sessions including interactive games and hands-on activities.

A instructional unit focused on the core literacy skills of summarizing, paraphrasing, and synthesizing information for clarity and impact.

A specialized module for 5th-grade students to master the art of using context clues through observation, analysis, and creative writing.

A 12th-grade sequence exploring the transformative power of Text-to-Speech (TTS) as a tool for writing revision, rhetorical analysis, and research management. Students move from basic error detection to analyzing the rhythm of their own persuasive prose.

A 4-week book club sequence for Sharon Creech's 'Saving Winslow', focusing on character analysis, summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary through bi-weekly sessions.

A 2-week small group reading unit focused on realistic fiction. Students practice summarizing, identifying text evidence, synthesizing information, and writing structured paragraph responses using four urban-themed short stories.

A small-group literacy unit focused on mastering informational texts through text-based questioning, vocabulary development, and structured paragraph writing (Topic Sentence, Details, Concluding Sentence) centered on the theme of extreme weather.

A comprehensive book club unit for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tiger Rising', exploring themes of emotional repression and friendship through three distinct chapter groups with a focus on synthesizing, vocabulary, and summarizing.

A comprehensive NYS ELA test preparation sequence for grades 6-8, focusing on main idea, text structure, and argumentative writing through a 'detective case file' theme.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A comprehensive book study for Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. Students will explore character traits, cause and effect, and story elements while building vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Une formation immersive de 12 heures destinée aux professeurs-documentalistes pour maîtriser les codes de la littérature adolescente actuelle et concevoir des stratégies de médiation innovantes au CDI.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A two-lesson unit focused on analyzing argumentative structures and multimodal features in the text 'Why Everyone Must Get Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.' Students will explore thesis development, evidence, counterarguments, and the impact of graphic features.

A collection of curriculum overview and alignment resources for 11th Grade English, focusing on societal change and civic rights.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A comprehensive NYS ELA test preparation sequence for middle school students (Grades 5-8), focusing on non-fiction reading comprehension, text-dependent analysis, and evidence-based writing. Each lesson targets grade-specific standards and uses NYS-style question stems to build testing stamina and skills.

A 4-day intensive study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil,' focusing on literary analysis, theme development, and argumentative writing through the lens of Dark Romanticism and Puritan values. Students explore the ambiguity of symbols and the complexities of human guilt while mastering appositive phrases and constructing high-quality academic responses.

A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.

A 4-day reteach unit for 4th grade focused on making inferences (4.6F) and synthesizing information (4.6H) using a blueprint and engineering theme. Students act as 'Meaning Mechanics' to build deep comprehension through evidence and connections.

A series of lessons focused on advanced literary analysis, synthesis of multiple texts, and the construction of complex argumentative essays.

A thematic unit centered on winter and snow, exploring grammar, functional language, and descriptive comparison skills.

An ELA 8 unit exploring the theme of 'Pathways' through poetry, short stories, and narrative writing. Students analyze choices, consequences, and the symbolic nature of journeys in literature and life.

A comprehensive lesson sequence for 5th-grade students focused on identifying comparative text structures, using graphic organizers for planning, and utilizing specific transition words in writing.

A 4-week book club sequence for Sharon Creech's 'Saving Winslow', focusing on character analysis, summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary through bi-weekly sessions.

A 2-week small group reading unit focused on realistic fiction. Students practice summarizing, identifying text evidence, synthesizing information, and writing structured paragraph responses using four urban-themed short stories.

A comprehensive book club unit for fourth grade students focused on "Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper, structured for a 3-day weekly cadence over six weeks. The unit focuses on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development, culminating in an inclusion-focused school campaign project.

A comprehensive book club unit for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tiger Rising', exploring themes of emotional repression and friendship through three distinct chapter groups with a focus on synthesizing, vocabulary, and summarizing.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

An 8-lesson unit for 11th-grade students exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' through close reading, literary analysis, and historical context. Students investigate themes of wealth, the American Dream, and social class while mastering concepts like tone, point of view, and symbolism.

A week-long ELA homework series centered around a narrative about a squirrel's search for a rare acorn. The materials are differentiated for Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 4th Grade learners.

A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A high school ELA sequence exploring the psychological concepts of identity, the 'False Self', and social performance through philosophical inquiry and literary analysis.

An 8-lesson unit for 11th-grade students exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' through close reading, literary analysis, and historical context. Students investigate themes of wealth, the American Dream, and social class while mastering concepts like tone, point of view, and symbolism.

A lesson sequence focused on the narrative craft of writing high-stakes introductions for interactive survival stories, specifically leading to biological defense mechanism choices.

A literary and historical exploration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, focusing on the cultural, social, and economic forces of the 1920s and how they shape the American Dream.

A four-day intensive study of Shakespeare's Macbeth, focusing on characterization and the development of ambition to prepare students for an argumentative essay on Macbeth's worthiness for the throne.

A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A comprehensive book study for Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs. Students will explore character traits, cause and effect, and story elements while building vocabulary and comprehension skills.

A comprehensive 25-lesson book club unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, focusing on summarizing, synthesizing, and vocabulary development through the lens of a Florida woods field journal.

Une formation immersive de 12 heures destinée aux professeurs-documentalistes pour maîtriser les codes de la littérature adolescente actuelle et concevoir des stratégies de médiation innovantes au CDI.

A unit focused on mastering various parts of speech and word parts to build stronger, more descriptive sentences in 5th grade.