Learn to use a complete K-5 literacy curriculum that was systematically and explicitly enhanced with digital visual cues and explicit teacher models that apply a prompt-fading technique to accelerate class-wide achievement 3 hours of description plus 3 hours of practice is recommended (6 hours).
Content-specific response cards enable ALL learners’ cognitive engagement during word study, fluency, comprehension, and spelling instruction.
Interactive anchor charts reveal ALL learners’ thinking and reasoning to construct visible text evidence referenced in writing.
Sliding sentences improve executive functioning and grammar development when learners manipulate content-specific language into varied compositions.
Interactive genre charts promote dialogue, note-taking, genre knowledge, and critical thinking about authors’ choices that lead to original, more cohesive student compositions.
This work is embedded in the initial training and virtual coaching component of the institute.