A teacher resource containing the updated answer key for multiple-choice questions, a scoring rubric for the open-response question, and a high-quality exemplar response.

A graphic organizer for students to compare the strategies and outcomes from both passages. It features an evidence grid and sections for identifying similarities and differences.

A comprehension assessment featuring 5 multiple-choice questions and one open-response question. It targets MCAS ELA standards including key ideas, craft and structure, and integration of information.

Expanded and more complex 5th-grade level non-fiction passages. Passage 1 details the mechanics of open-ocean cleanup in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, while Passage 2 explains the strategy of intercepting urban runoff at river mouths.

A comprehensive 4-page Teacher Key and Lesson Plan designed to support the implementation of Lessons 16-25. It includes a structured 60-minute daily routine, explicit teacher scripts for vowel instruction, scaffolding strategies for TESOL students, and a complete answer key for every blank, comprehension question, and mechanics exercise in the student handouts.

A comprehensive 4-page expansion for Lesson 25 of a reading intervention program. It focuses on the prefix 'de-', the Latin base 'duc' (to lead), and the vocabulary word 'deduce'. It includes a final synthesis reading passage that reviews multiple vowel sounds and decoding strategies, comprehension questions with discussion frames, and a final reflective writing task. Designed for high school TESOL students.

A 4-page expanded handout for Lesson 24 of a reading intervention program. It teaches the suffix -able/-ible and the vocabulary word 'expendable', alongside explicit instruction in the vowel teams AI and AY. It includes a reading passage ('Expendable Resources'), comprehension questions with discussion frames, and structured writing practice focusing on commas after introductory words and the transition phrase 'for instance'. Designed for high school TESOL students.

A 4-page expanded handout for Lesson 23 of a reading intervention program. It focuses on the suffix -ate and the vocabulary word 'consolidate', alongside explicit instruction in the r-controlled vowels ER, IR, and UR. It includes a reading passage ('Consolidating Power'), comprehension questions with discussion frames, and structured writing practice with punctuation and the transition word 'consequently'. Designed for high school TESOL students.

A 4-page expanded handout for Lesson 22 of a reading intervention program. It focuses on the suffix -ic and the vocabulary word 'dramatic', alongside explicit instruction in the r-controlled vowel AR (the "pirate" sound). Includes a reading passage ('Dramatic Designs'), comprehension questions, discussion frames, and structured writing practice with punctuation and the transition phrase 'in contrast'. Designed for high school TESOL students.