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Fifth-grade students build vocabulary and strategic reading skills while learning to believe in themselves, their dreams, and their aspirations. Reading about inspiring role models and how they came to obtain their goals enables students to explore avenues to personal success while gaining essential literacy strategies and skills.
OUTCOMES
- Blend, identify, segment and combine words
- Use the alphabetic principle to read and spell
- Increase vocabulary and word concepts
- Read for pleasure and information
- Comprehend and analyze what is read
- Respond to literature in various ways, including writing
- Refine oral communication skills
BENEFITS
- Aligns with state and national standards
- Dramatically improves reading performance
- Develops reading comprehension strategies and essential word-attack skills
- Strengthens phonological awareness and letter-sound correspondences
- Includes relevant, high-interest content and concepts
- Provides ongoing student assessment
- Allows teachers to focus on the quality of instruction with explicit daily lesson plans
- Engages and motivates teachers and students
ASSESSMENTS
- Pre- and post-assessments, reading logs, and student work samples
EACH CLASSROOM RECEIVES
- Comprehensive Curriculum Guide with daily lesson plans
- Content-related literature and instructional materials
- Built-in assessment tools
- Parent Guides (English and/or Spanish)
- Suggestions for parent and community involvement
- Voyager Adventure Books
MODEL
- 18 students per class
- Up to 1 ½ hours per day, 3 days per week, 30 weeks
CURRICULUM SUPPORT
- Available through the Customer Support Hotline at 1-888-399-1995 between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (CST).
CONTACT US
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