Each unit includes a comprehensive lesson plan which uses the gradual release model of instruction. Explicit instruction in each lesson plan supports the intervention teacher by providing:
- Carefully designed lesson sequence to support content and comprehension development
- Learning goals and objectives to meet rigorous standards
- Explicit Think Alouds to model close reading strategies to facilitate comprehension
- Questioning prompts to engage students in reading for a purpose
- Collaborative activities to promote active engagement of thinking, reflection, and discussion
- Strategies to increase academic vocabulary development