OUR PURPOSE
National data suggests students with reading difficulties struggle to read and understand grade-level texts. Students often receive small-group reading intervention in addition to core instruction. However, intervention typically addresses different content and skills. This limits practice opportunities and generalization of skills. Project ALIGN began with a question: Will readers do better in reading and learn more content when provided aligned reading comprehension practice across both core and intervention instruction? Project ALIGN examines the relative effects of aligned reading comprehension instruction through three different instructional settings: the aligned group, the nonaligned group and the business-as-usual group. Learn more about how Project ALIGN provides an opportunity to improve fifth-grade reading, writing and vocabulary.
ALIGNED INSTRUCTION PROVIDES:
Consistent use of evidence-based practices in core and intervention settings
Pre-teaching practices in intervention before they are introduced in core instruction
Intentional, structured practice opportunities with high-quality feedback
Distributed practice opportunities to facilitate generalization
Explore the vast Library of classroom materials available through Project ALIGN:
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FROM THE FIELD
“One of my students is more confident and has been raising his hand multiple times during ALIGN lessons. He exhibits more confidence, and this transcends into science lessons.”
-Participating 5th Grade Teacher
“I have students with dyslexia and other identified special needs in my class and they want to read and participate with the vocabulary maps.”
-Participating 5th Grade Teacher
“My bilingual students have really enjoyed the ALIGN lessons. They understand and enjoy the vocabulary maps, like to answer the questions, and they all want to read.”
-Participating 5th Grade Teacher
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