A 5-day writing workshop for young learners to build verbal description skills and sentence structure using high-interest themes and adult scaffolding.
A campaign to recruit faculty support and participation for H.E.A.R.T. Club, a re-branded student-led character education and service ministry.
A week-long writing unit for 1st-2nd grade students focused on sentence structure, handwriting, and multi-paragraph composition through high-interest topics.
A comprehensive foundational literacy series designed to build automaticity in letter recognition and naming for early learners.
A collection of SPIRE Level 3 fairytale-themed lessons focusing on reading fluency and character analysis through Soft C, Soft G, and -dge phonics patterns.
A comprehensive unit focusing on the complex suffixes -tion and -sion, following the SPIRE Level 5 curriculum. Students explore spelling patterns, pronunciation, and word meaning through a transit-themed instructional approach.
A collection of Reader's Theater mysteries and activities designed to reinforce S.P.I.R.E. Level 5 phonics patterns through fluency and performance.
A comprehensive series of lessons focused on Ohio Grade 2 standards for written expression, specifically targeting complete sentence structure and phonetic spelling strategies. Students will become 'Language Detectives' to master the mechanics of writing.
A comprehensive unit for Wilson Reading System Step 4.2, focusing on two-syllable words combining closed and vowel-consonant-e (VCe) syllables. Includes syllable division practice, word cards, games, and fluency activities.
A 3-lesson Tier 2 intervention unit for grade 2 students focused on story structure (beginning/ending) and dialogue analysis to reveal character perspective, aligned with CKLA philosophies.
A 3-day Tier 2 intervention for 2nd graders focused on story structure (RL.2.5) and character dialogue/perspective (RL.2.6), aligned with CKLA philosophies.
A comprehensive year-long intervention sequence for 8th-grade literacy, focusing on STAR 360 and OSAS benchmark skills. The sequence follows a 3-day weekly instructional cycle (Instruction, Practice, Application) to supplement 2 days of choice reading.
A comprehensive series of lessons focused on developing inferencing skills using high-interest nonfiction topics. Students learn to combine text evidence with their own background knowledge to reach logical conclusions.
A multi-part phonics series designed for visual learners to master vowel sounds, starting with short vowels and progressing to long vowels and digraphs through image-heavy instruction and sorting activities.
A comprehensive kindergarten phonics unit following a research-based scope and sequence (SATPIN), using a 'Sound Lab' theme to engage young learners in identifying and producing letter sounds.
A summative project sequence where 11th grade ELA students apply their knowledge of rhetorical appeals to a self-selected justice initiative through various creative mediums.
A comprehensive RLA sequence designed to sharpen reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills through the lens of journalism. Students transition from foundational reporting in elementary school to sophisticated rhetorical analysis in high school, using a vintage newsroom aesthetic to explore the power of the written word.