In the Comprehension & Text Analysis strand, PowerUp teaches students how to read a text deeply. PowerUp uses increasingly complex texts of various genres that are appealing...
Engaging videos provide introductions to the parts of speech, parts of sentences, and writing conventions. Through a variety of activities, students practice identifying the key...
Word Study activities help students develop accuracy, automaticity, and fluency in reading and help improve spelling by focusing on the reliable and recurring patterns in spoken...
Comprehension activities develop the ability to understand information at a concrete level as well as an abstract level through the application of higher order thinking skills...
Structural analysis activities include work on recognizing meaningful parts of multisyllabic words derived from Latin and Greek. Morphological structure refers to the study of...
Vocabulary activities are structured to teach word-learning strategies, to provide exposure to rich and varied vocabulary words, and to allow students to develop an awareness of...
Phonics activities include the ability to apply knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to reading and spelling words. In addition, phonics activities involve pattern recognition...
Automaticity is systematically developed through a series of warm-ups and activities focused on speed of processing. Fluency is addressed through activities that involve analysis...
Phonological awareness activities include identifying, segmenting, blending, and manipulating syllables and sounds in words. Phonemic Awareness is a component of phonological...
