A targeted small-group phonics intervention designed to help second-grade students distinguish between short e (/ĕ/) and short i (/ĭ/) using high-impact minimal pair contrasts, hands-on sorting mats, and structured diagnostic routines.
A comprehensive, detective-themed 2-day phonics unit for 4th graders to master the hard and soft sounds of 'c' and 'g' using structured inquiry, visual anchor charts, and scaffolded practice worksheets.
A highly scaffolded reading comprehension lesson designed for literal thinkers to bridge the gap between concrete facts and social inferences. Students analyze a realistic, high-interest text-message exchange to uncover hidden feelings, connect their findings to Robert Frost's 'Nothing Gold Can Stay', and practice evidence-based writing in a non-threatening, game-like format.
A single-page teacher answer key displaying complete and correct student responses for the Chat Detectives worksheet, including ticked fact boxes, circled maybes, and the completed Case Closed writing frame.
A comprehensive vocabulary mastery sequence designed to help English learners and early readers build a core foundation of 300 high-frequency words. Organized across three themed modules, each featuring a complete 100-word student study packet with definitions, contextual examples, and handwriting lines, paired with high-impact instructional presentation slides.
A Kindergarten-adapted read-aloud lesson for Chrysanthemum. It incorporates echo reading fluency practice, deep vocabulary instruction, character change mapping, and scaffolded checks for understanding.
A 2-page professional Teacher Facilitation Guide containing lesson plans, pacing structures, classroom-ready scripts, visual support guides, and specific neurodivergent-friendly pedagogical strategies to bridge literal text to social inference. Updated to align with the new, sophisticated student choices.
A 3-part comprehensive curriculum sequence mapping and teaching 150 high-frequency sight words phonetically. Includes three progressive mastery levels covering closed syllables, open syllables, silent E, vowel teams, r-controlled, and heart word decoding.
Guides and structures for teachers to design and modify reading comprehension lessons with Lenny. Includes both visual flowcharts and classic academic table formats.
A 2-page highly scaffolded Clue Detective worksheet featuring a text-message conversation layout. Updated with sophisticated, intellectually respectful, and less obvious answer choices that prevent the student from feeling patronized.
A 3-week foundational reading and vocabulary unit for 7th-grade intervention. Students master dictionary reference tools, high-leverage affixes, and root words while developing evidence-based reading analysis skills.
Students investigate the letter 'g', discovering when it makes its hard /g/ sound versus its soft /j/ sound, followed by interactive detective decoding and contextual word-sorting practice.
A Kindergarten-friendly, multiple-choice exit ticket assessing Chrysanthemum's character change and her feelings about her name. Includes a dedicated multiple-choice question targeting the IEP student's main idea goal.
