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Many adolescent students, well beyond the elementary grades, still struggle with reading and need help building essential skills. Fortunately, the Reading Next report has provided educators with instructional tools and strategies proven to benefit secondary students at risk of academic failure. Voyager has incorporated this scientifically based reading research into , a targeted intervention program designed to accelerate reading for striving readers in middle school and high school. |
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Teacher-directed whole-group instruction, flexible small-group instruction, partnered |
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and independent practice activities |
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Easy-to-use lesson plans with detailed language and instructional strategies |
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Action-packed DVDs that get students excited about lesson topics |
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Web-based learning activities proven to help struggling readers master |
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vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills |
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A rich library of Lexile®-leveled magazines, books, audio books, and online |
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materials for self-selected reading activities |
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Writing in response to reading instruction |
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Built-in Reading Connected Text assessments and benchmark assessments |
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powered by the Lexile® Framework for Reading |
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Ongoing professional development and year-round implementation support |
Choose Passport Reading Journeys. Expect Results.
| "Two things that really made the Voyager program so successful with our students were the interesting topics and the technology component. The beauty of the technology component is that the students are motivated by it and apply it to how they learn. The topics capture the students and pull them in." |
Paul D. Britt, Jr.,
Principal
Vernon Johns Middle School
Petersburg City Public Schools
Petersburg, VA
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| "Voyager had a significant impact on the students' improved scores on the SOL. Passport Reading Journeys incorporated manufacturing and economics and really piqued students' interest because it was something they could relate to, but had not yet thought about. They learned through individual reading, small group sessions, DVDs, and the [online] technology component. Passport Reading Journeys really encourages cross-curriculum learning…in the way the stories are presented, and that makes a difference in how students learn." |
Paul D. Britt, Jr.,
Principal
Vernon Johns Middle School
Petersburg City Public Schools
Petersburg, VA
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| "These students need expository text and even more [important], it must hold their interest. The technology component, the Expeditions, and the DVDs that make up the Passport Reading Journeys program really keep the students motivated. They are really into the program." |
Cindy Klages,
Instructional Specialist
Admiral Moorer Middle School
Eufaula City Schools
Eufaula, AL
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| "Our students really enjoyed SOLO because they could chose what they wanted to read. They did not have to all read the same thing, and they could read at their own pace. We had a great group of reading teachers who wanted to do the program right and did not want the kids to be bored. We were thrilled with the results." |
Cindy Klages,
Instructional Specialist
Admiral Moorer Middle School
Eufaula City Schools
Eufaula, AL
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| "Students in Passport Reading Journeys maintained their concentration because of the high-interest stories in which technology had been incorporated. Our students increased their time on task. Lexiles improved for our students who used Journeys." |
Alexandra Conniff,
Special Education Teacher
Admiral Moorer Middle School
Eufaula City Schools
Eufaula, AL |
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