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System 44 provides a a a a a a a a personalized progression that builds an individualized staircase of increasing text complexity Anchor Videos support students’ abilities to build background knowledge and access increasingly challenging texts System 44 gives students access to to multiple text types allowing them to to develop word knowledge across a a a a a range of of of contexts The program’s 44Book includes eight modules of of of nonfiction readings that cover a a a a a a broad range of of of genres and and text types including content from Science Social Studies and and Life Skills Each 44Book module includes a a a a a a fiction fiction and nonfiction Stretch text text that is read aloud exposing students to thought-provoking grade-level text text WRITING
Students become proficient with the building blocks of of evidence-based writing in in in System 44 through daily short text-based responses and scaffolded practice in in in in a a a a a a a a a variety of writing types including argument essays Scaffolded writing writing tasks build in in in in complexity as as students progress through the the modules working their way toward writing writing evidence-based paragraphs independently Scaffolds such as as prewriting steps embedded grammar practice and sentence frames support developing writers in in in in organizing and writing well-developed ideas As students progress through the the 44Book lessons these writing scaffolds decrease Each 44Book module culminates in in in a a a a a a a a performance-based task Students produce a a a a a a a a range of writing types synthesizing what they have read and apply that knowledge to a a a a a a a a a research question Students engage in in multiple steps to to to complete the the project including collaborating with peers to to to brainstorm ideas gathering evidence and practicing and and and refining writing and and and presentation skills that are are critical for college and and and career readiness Summary writing writing in in in in in in the the the software reinforces the the the writing writing skills students practice in in in in in in the the the 44Book The instructional software’s Writing Strand provides students with independent practice in in in in writing summaries around the content of of the Success Passages helping students build comprehension and and writing fluency Writing prompts and and scaffolds such as sentence frames echo those that students encounter through teacher-mediated practice in the 44Book thereby increasing students’ competence and confidence in in in in writing SPEAKING AND LISTENING
System 44 features daily routines for students to engage and and collaborate with their teacher and and peers in in meaningful discussion discussion Through these daily discussions about text students develop academic and conversational English and and they practice expressing their own ideas and and responding to those of others Oral language is is an an an an integral component of the 44Book instructional path which builds structured academic conversation into every lesson These scaffolded speaking and listening tasks provide students with frames to help structure their responses and and ensure they use use the the target vocabulary and and grammatical structure structure Teachers use use structured engagement routines to provide a a a a a a a consistent format for for for discussion and help hold all students accountable for for for engaging in in conversation LANGUAGE
System 44 44 provides a a a a a a a a a a a a systematic approach to teaching students academic language and vocabulary In the 44Book Strategies for Metacognition Academic Language Reading and Thinking (S M M A A R R T T ) lessons offer targeted instruction instruction and and and practice in in in in in in phonics and and and grammar during small-group instruction instruction reinforcing key skills and and and concepts students encounter in the software and Resources for Differentiated Instruction (RDI) Throughout System 44 grammar usage and and mechanics are taught systematically and and in context Grammatical conventions are taught in in the context of writing to help students grasp grammatical concepts more quickly The React & & Write Write and and the the the the Summarize tasks in in the the the the 44Book and and the the the the Respond & & Write Write activity in in the the the the software are are frequent writing tasks that require students to use appropriate syntax grammar and vocabulary System 44 then provides provides recursive grammar instruction that hones in in on on on on the errors students most commonly make and provides provides corrective feedback 40 Programs and Services for Striving Readers Page 2